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The land of Canaan

by Isaac Asimov

This historical study examines the development of the Fertile Crescent from the Neolithic period through to the Roman conquest, covering the region between the Persian Gulf and central Israel.

Accession 8765 ISBN 0395125723 Publisher Houghton Mifflin
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