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Author Fletcher, Martin, 1947-

Title Walking Israel : a personal search for the soul of a nation / Martin Fletcher.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  956.9405 FLE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  956.9405 F63    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  956.9405 FLETCHER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  956.9405 FLETCHER    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index.
Summary A fascinating travelogue and a uniquely personal memoir. Fletcher embarked on a personal quest to walk the entire coast of Israel, and soon discovered that there was much more going on under the surface than he ever imagined.
Contents Introduction: What a country -- In the beginning -- The bride of Galilee: Lebanon border to Achziv -- Revenge of the Jews: Achziv to Kibbutz Lohamei HaghetaŹ¹ot -- Four faces of the truth: Lohamei HaghetaŹ¹ot to Acre -- The cream Arabs of Haifa: Acre to Haifa -- Remaking Utopia: Haifa to Beit Oren -- The call to arms: Beit Oren to Herzliya -- The off-white city: Herzliya to Tel Aviv -- We're all in this together: Tel Aviv to Ashkelon -- Journey's end: Ashkelon to Gaza.
Subject Israel -- Description and travel.
Fletcher, Martin, 1947- -- Travel -- Israel.
ISBN 9780312534813 alkaline paper
0312534817 alkaline paper
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