The author's first book. Based upon Terhune's experiences on a trip with his mother to the Middle East.
Book of 33 chapters and 318 pages.
Dedication: To my most intimate friend, my fellow-wanderer in many lands, My Mother, this story of a brief sojourn in the East is lovingly dedicated.
Introductory
Chapter I. First Impressions - Gehemen - Some Arab Horses
Chapter II. Cafes Chantants in Beireut - A Professional Story-teller And His Story
Chapter III. Pictured Rocks at Dog River - By Diligence to Damascus
Chapter IV. Damascus Streets and Bazaars
Chapter V. Naaman House of Lepers, Damascus
Chapter VI. House of Rich Damascene Jew - Damascus Massacre
Chapter VII. Horse Market - Call to Prayer - Again in the Saddle
Chapter VIII. Across Country - Camp Life
Chapter IX. The ``Aryan Brown'' - Marriage Customs - The Druses
Chapter X. A Syrian Wedding Reception - A Cloud-burst
Chapter XI. Rainy Sunday in Camp - to Caesarea Philippi
Chapter XII. Luncheon at Dan - Syrian Khans
Chapter XIII. My Friends, the Bedouins
Chapter XIV. A Midnight Visitor - In the Tents of Ishmael
Chapter XV. One of Joseph's Pits - Sea of Galilee
Chapter XVI. Capernaum - Tiberias
Chapter XVII. Story of a Lordling's Scrape - Bedouin Bandit - Cana in Galilee
Chapter XVIII. In Nazareth - A House of Mourning
Chapter XIX. Esdraelon - Nain - Jezreel - Gideon's Fountain - Gilboa
Chapter XX. Jenin - Samaria - Nablous
Chapter XXI. Joseph's Tomb - Jacob's Well - Robber's Valley - Bethel
Chapter XXII. Night in a Monastery - Bird's-eye View of Jerusalem
Chapter XXIII. Jerusalem Cranks - Jewish Wailing Place - Holy City by Moonlihgt
Chapter XXIV. Mosque of Omar - Church of the Holy Sepulchre - The New Calvary - Solomon's Quarries
Chapter XXV. Mount of Olives - Gethsemane - Bethany - At Sunset
Chapter XXVI. Christmas Pageant at Bethlehem - Church of the Nativity
Chapter XXVII. Midnight Mass in the Church of the Nativity - Chant of the Pilgrims - A Christmas Dinner
Chapter XXVIII. Valley of the Kedron - En route for Jericho - Ravens or Arabs?
Chapter XXIX. Dead Sea Fruit - Modern Jericho - The Dead Sea - The Jordan
Chapter XXX. Around the Camp-Fire - Tales and Songs of the Camp
Chapter XXXI. Mar Shabe - Greek Christmas at Bethlehem - Hebron
Chapter XXXII. Departure from Jerusalem - Through the Land of the Philistines - A Man of Gath - Jaffa
Chapter XXXIII. Jaffa Harbor - `` 'Twixt the Devil and the Deep Sea'' - A Bad Quarter of an Hour - On Board
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