"First published in Great Britain by Longmans, Green 1959, first published in the United States of America by E.P. Dutton 1959"--T.p. verso.
"Reprinted with a second preface 1991"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Summary
Story of five years of travel with the nomad Arabs in the unknown deserts of southern Arabia.
Contents
Abyssinia and the Sudan -- Prelude in Dhaufar -- The sands of Ghanim -- Secret preparations at Salala -- The approach to the Empty Quarter -- On the edge of the Empty Quarter -- The first crossing of the Empty Quarter -- Return to Salala to Mukalla -- Preparations for a second crossing -- The second crossing of the Empty Quarter -- From Sulaiyil to Abu Dhabi -- The Trucial coast -- A holiday in Buraimi -- The quicksands of Umm al Samim -- The Wahiba sands -- The closing door.
