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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian is the product of the
author's journey through the Caspian region as part of an
expedition headed by his cousin James Brant, the British Consul at
Erzeroum. Holmes provides a wonderfully intimate portrait of the
country. Written in a very accessible style it nonetheless provides
a wealth of detail on the towns, the climate, trade, military,
people and culture as well as valuable information on the Russian
presence in the region at the time. This very scarce volume is here
published with a new Introduction by leading scholar of Asia,
Morris Rossabi, Professor of Inner Asian History, Weatherhead East
Asian Institute, Columbia University and Distinguished Professor of
History, Queens College, The City University of New York.
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