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Journey to the Holy City: in the footsteps of Mark Twain.

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From: PSA Journal
Date: 20061001
Author:Geizler, Moshe

In 1867, the American writer Mark Twain joined an expedition to the Holy Land in the company of other Americans. A California newspaper sponsored him in exchange for his writing fifty articles on the journey. His book about his journey, Pleasure Excursion to the Holy Land, is perhaps, first and foremost, an enjoyable, humorous book, in contrast to most of the descriptions of pilgrims and pilgrimages up to that time. However, Mark Twain's description of Jerusalem takes on a tone of seriousness and deep veneration.

After reading the book, I decided to follow in Mark Twain's ...

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