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Persian Diary, 1939-1941
Walter N. Koelz
Naturalist and zoologist Walter Koelz traveled to Iran on a project of plant exploration (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) from late 1939 to early 1941. With him were three companions: Rup Chand, Wangyel, and Rinchen Gialtsen. Together they brought back 3000 seed samples, 4000 herbarium specimens, and a collection of bird skins. Koelz's diary of that journey is presented in this volume, with an introduction by Henry T. Wright. Includes dozens of black and white photos.
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Contents
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Biographical Introduction, by Carolyn Copeland
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Introduction to Iran in 1939 - 41, by Henry T. Wright
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Author's Preface
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Introduction
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I. The Medieval Sea Gate and the Coast
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II. Kirman and the Great Date Oases
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III. Isfahan Nim-Jahan
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IV. Shiraz, Jahrum, and Niriz
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V. Khuzistan
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VI. Dorud and Ti
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VII. The Capital
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VIII. The Caspian Shore, from Below Sea Level to Above the Clouds
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IX. The Borderland of the Soviets and Ghengiz's Hordes - the Turkomans
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X. Holy Meshed
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XI. Khorasan, Land of Lost Cities and Great Poets
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XII. Again in the Great Forest
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XIII. Again in the Capital
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XIV. Azerbaijan and the Turks
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XV. The Land of the Medes
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XVI. At the Gates of Mesopotamia
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XVII. Where My Soul Has Longed to Go
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Published: 1983
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-0-932206-93-0 (paper)
- 978-1-951519-00-1 (ebook)