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Was Mark Twain's depiction of Israel in the 1800s accurate?

Was Mark Twain’s depiction of a desolate empty land inaccurate, an aberration? What did other travelers during this period write about their visits to the Holy Land?

 A portrait of Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907.
A portrait of Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907.
(photo credit: WIKIPEDIA)
ByJACOB SIVAK
MARCH 10, 2022 15:54
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