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Lands of the Saracen
by Bayard Taylor
Publisher:
Putnam 
Year:
1855 
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Reviewed by Erowid, 3/30/2004

Contains a chapter titled “The Visions of Hasheesh” as well as sections on Tobacco and coffee. Describes the author’s experiences with these substances while in Damascus. Very interesting and poetic account in travelogue style from 1855.


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