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Jeffrey S. Stephens? is?a native New Yorker who now lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Nancy, where they raised their two sons, Graham and Trevor. Stephens is also the author of the Jordan Sandor thriller, TARGETS OF DECEPTION.
Lawyer-archaeologist Stephens was author of a number of travel books in the 1800s: this volume presents a narrative of the author's journey through the Middle East, presenting warm travel prose which blends humor with historic insights. Good light reading for any studying the region. -- Midwest Book Review
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