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Volume 15, Number 1 January/February 1964

In This Issue

January/February 1964
Arabian Landscapes

Although desertlands dominate, Saudi Arabian vistas are surprisingly varied.

 
Banker Of Uruk

A lot of history has been written since some of the earliest bankers set up shop along the Tigris and Euphrates.

 
First Flights

Usually, they were not very successful, but they were always bold.

 
Mecca Winter Caravan

With a king's ransom slung across the backs of camels, every caravaneer kept an eye peeled for marauders.

 
Portait Of An Editor

When a fresh wind blew through Arab literature, a dedicated man set out to chart its course.

 
The Watery Part Of The World

Salt-water explorers are just getting to the bottom of the oceans' mysteries.