Transcriber’s Note:
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KURDISH SHEIKHS.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS | |
NEW YORK | LONDON |
27 WEST TWENTY-THIRD ST. | 24 BEDFORD ST., STRAND |
The Knickerbocker Press | |
1895 |
This is an important book. It deals with aburning question, and in a way which willcommand public attention and public confidence.
The author is thoroughly equipped for his task.Birth, residence, and travel in Turkey have madehim personally acquainted with the situation whichhe discusses, and the independence of his positionenables him to write without restraint and withoutprejudice. After nearly four years of service as amissionary of the American Board in Van, the centreof Armenia, during which no criticism of his coursewas ever made either by the Board or by the TurkishGovernment, he was recently ordered by hisphysician to return to America. Having resignedhis connection with the American Board, he writesas the representative of no society, religious or political,and is connected wit