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Pearl Divers of Bahrein On a Russian Ship Tale
A Wenatchee man sails with a Russian tramping ship to Bahrein in the Persian Gulf as divers, sharks, and sting rays take a deadly toll. The piece details pearl fishing methods, slave trade remnants, local markets, and legends surrounding Bahrein among Arab sheiks, Hindus, Parsees, and mission interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigris
Bahrein Islands
Persian Gulf
Queen of Sheba
Cleopatra
Bahrein
Cannes
Alorus
Babylonia
Arabia
Arabian
Ishtar
Sheba
Solomon
Gulf
Basserah
Ibn Batutah
Menameh
United States
London
Ceylon
Bombay
Africa
America
Missouri
Alabama
Britain
Persia
Turkey
Bagdad
Sinbad
Hormuz
Old
Maskat
Alberquerque
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Pearl Island
East
Teheran
Haza
Nejd
Koweit
Interland
Pearl Coast
Abraham
New Jersey
Mohammereh
Tindall