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“In reading Ameen Rihani... I seem to have become absorbed to the point of forgetting my prejudice... and my envy of Mr. Rihani because he was permitted to enter many remote parts of Arabia which were barred to others.”

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William Seabrook
William Seabrook

William Seabrook was an American journalist known for his reports on primitive cultures and exploration. He was born on February 22, 1884, and died on September 20, 1945. more

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