American Travelers to the Holy Land in the 19th Century
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The image of the Holy Land current in 19th-century America derived from religious and cultural sentiment, encouraged by the experiences of a few groups: missionaries, pilgrims and tourists, explorers, settlers, and consular officers, all of whom had different motives for going to Palestine. They were influenced by the growing interests of other nations, and improvements in regional transportation made their travels possible.
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