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The forgotten story of the men of the Levant Company who sought their fortunes in the Ottoman Empire, providing fascinating insight into the meeting of East and West before the age of European Imperialism.
Synopsis
Ranging across two and a half centuries and through the great cities of Istanbul, Aleppo, and Alexandria, this title tells the story of the men of the Levant Company who sought their fortunes in the Ottoman Empire.