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Raiders of the Hidden Ark The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem 1909
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Publisher
Edgcumbe Press
ISBN-10
1919649506
ISBN-13
9781919649504
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27074802753
Product Key Features
Book Title
Raiders of the Hidden Ark : the Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem
Number of Pages
298 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Reviews
'The Parker expedition ranks as the weirdest of all archaeological excavations, yet the details of what took place in Jerusalem in the early 1900s have remained mysterious. Thanks to Graham Addison's meticulous sleuthing, we now have a much clearer-and even more fascinating-glimpse into an expedition that rocked the world.' - Andrew Lawler, author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City 'In 'Raiders of the Hidden Ark', Graham Addison has revealed the incredible story of the ill-fated Parker expedition to find the Ark of the Covenant. Meticulously researched, and expertly told, this book is a masterpiece of historical research and story-telling. Compelling reading.' - Felicity Cobbing, Chief Executive & Curator, Palestine Exploration Fund 'This is the story of a remarkable adventure, exciting, harrowing, beautifully written and thoroughly researched. Graham Addison displays not only an acute understanding of period and location but also of the levels of society in which his fascinatingly complex characters were part. His account of this extraordinary undertaking, and for many its tragic aftermath, is a truly impressive undertaking.' - Lady Selina Hastings, author 'The most complete account of the Parker expedition I have read. It brings to light many new aspects of the expedition.' - Professor Ronny Reich, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of Haifa and Excavator of the City of David (1995-2010)
Synopsis
Where is the Ark of the Covenant? 100 years ago a syndicate believed they knew the answer. The Parker expedition is an extraordinary untold true story. Graham Addison skilfully tells the tale of those who sailed for Jerusalem to find the Ark., Where is the Ark of the Covenant? In 1908 a European syndicate believed they had uncovered the hiding place of one of the Bible's most sacred and powerful objects missing for over 2,500 years. The Parker expedition is an extraordinary story seeming stranger stranger than fiction. It includes secret biblical cyphers, a deadly curse, bribery, gun-running, riots, and madness. It may sounds unbelievable but the Parker expedition is real. Rudyard Kipling, who knew several expedition members, wrote 'Talk of fiction! Fiction isn't in it'. A Finnish scholar had convinced a group of young Englishmen from wealthy and titled families he had uncovered secret cyphers in the Bible showing where the Ark was hidden. The young men were educated at Eton, had fought in elite units of the British military and socialised with European royalty and rich Americans, the same route a royal 'spare' took over a 100 years later. One had thwarted an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, another had helped spark the Boer War and mostly funded by one of the greatest fortunes ever made in Australia. The group headed for Jerusalem on a private yacht to dig for the Ark. With them were a Swiss psychic, a Finnish poet, and a Swedish captain who had experienced the darkest heart of colonial madness. During the course of their years of digging for the Ark the Parker expedition caused riots and disorder by unwittingly 'scattered sparks in the religious tinder-heap' that is Jerusalem. They created headlines around the world: 'Have Englishmen Found the Ark of the Covenant?' - New York Times 7th May 1911 'Englishmen Are Said To Have Looted the Sacred Mosque at Jerusalem' - Chicago Tribune 4th May 1911 'A Treasure Hunt in Jerusalem. British Explorers' Alleged Sacrilege' - The Guardian 4th May 1911 'Theft of Relics in the Jerusalem Mosque of Omar' - Vossische Zeitung 2nd May 1911 'The Parker expedition, Excitement in Jerusalem, Allegations against the explorers' - Sydney Morning Herald 6th May 1911 Previously untold in English in its entirety, Graham Addison's research has uncovered many new details. He skilfully weaves these together in the amazing story of the individuals who sailed on a private yacht bound for Jerusalem in 1909 to retrieve the Ark. He tells who were the adventurers, what really happened while they were in Jerusalem and what happened to them afterwards?
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