Strange Lands and Friendly People Author:William O. Douglas In the summers of 1949-1950, Supreme Court Justice William O.Douglas traveled and lived amongst the tribesmen of Persia (Iran), the peasants of Syria and Lebanon, and the leaders and plain people of Israel. He also visited Iraq, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus and the new India. He found adventure in good measure. He hunted and rode and ate and shelte... more »red with men of ancient courtesy and honor--- and present poverty. His report on Persia's ancient tribes is unique and will stand for years as the most perceptive modern view of a region and a people in whose hands may well lie the balance between defeat and victory.« less