The Prester Quest by Nicholas Jubber

The Prester Quest

Nicholas Jubber

528 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
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In 1177, Pope Alexander III - keen to secure a Christian ally from the other side of the Dar al-Islam whose reputed wealth would prove invaluable to the Crusades - wrote a letter to the elusive King of the Indies, otherwise known as Prester John. ...

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