Sultanah in New York

AR13e-B1532Hardcover

  • Language : Arabic
  • Subject : History, Politics, Travel
  • Author : Hermann F. Eilts
  • ISBN : 9789996904691
  • Year : 2015

The author, Hermann Frederick Eilts was a U.S. foreign service officer, diplomat, and former American ambassador to Saudia Arabia, Bangladesh, and Egypt.  This book, originally published in 1980, tells the story of Ahmad bin Na'aman's mission to the United States in 1840 on the ship Al-Sultanah. Na'aman, sent by the Sultan of Oman, was the first Arab emissary to visit the United States.  Al-Sultanah's cargo included Persian rugs, coffee, dates, ivory, and spices.

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Book Details

Title Sultanah in New York
Language Arabic
Subject History, Politics, Travel
Author
ISBN 9789996904691
Year
Native Title سلطانة في نيويورك : اولى رحلات الاسطول العماني لامريكا
Binding Hardcover
Edition 6th Edition
Pages 92
Native Author Name Hirmān Firidrīk Aylts
Size 21 cm

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