The Father of Forensics by Colin Evans

The Father of Forensics by Colin Evans

Nominated for the Edward Stanford Travel Awards (Wanderlust Adventure Book of the Year)

There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it.

From Jerusalem, McCarron followed a series of wild hiking trails that trace ancient trading and pilgrimage routes and traverse some of the most contested landscapes in the world. In the West Bank, he met families struggling to lead normal lives amidst political turmoil and had a surreal encounter with the world's oldest and smallest religious sect. In Jordan he visited the ruins of Hellenic citadels and trekked through the legendary Wadi Rum. His journey culminated in the vast deserts of the Sinai, home to Bedouin tribes and haunted by the ghosts of biblical history.

McCarron's journey led him back through time, from the quagmire of current geopolitics to the original ideals of the faithful, through the layers of history, culture and religion that have shaped the Holy Land. Along migration and trade routes, pilgrimage trails and Bedouin paths, he found connection rather than division, hope instead of hatred and, ultimately, a shared humanity that borders and politics will never diminish.

COLIN EVANS is the author of The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes; Great Feuds in History: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever; and A Question of Evidence: The Casebook of Great Forensic Controversies, from Napoleon to O.J. (all from Wiley).

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ISBN 13	9780425210079
ISBN 10	0425210073
Titre	The Father of Forensics
Auteur	Colin Evans
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Berkley Publishing Group
Année de publication	2006-08-01
Nombre de pages	326
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