An extraordinary collection of vintage photographs of Arab Lands during the first half of the twentieth century In 1881, a group of evangelical Christians established a utopian society in Jerusalem, which became known as the American Colony.
The society engaged in philanthropic work among the people of Jerusalem, eventually coming to play an important humanitarian role during the two world wars and the troubled period of mandatory Palestine leading up to the establishment of the stat.
American University In Cairo Press From the nile to the euphrates: the american colony (1898-1948), hardcover/john munro
