Author: Henty, G. A.,
Title: For the Temple: A tale of the fall of Jerusalem.
Description: Mill Hall, PA, Preston, (1996). VG PB. Henty weaves an attractive story from the record of Josephus of the siege of Jerusalem. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of the legions, the sieg es of jotapata, of gGamala, and of Jerusalem, for the impressive and carefully studied hitoric setting to the figure of the lad who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus, and becomes the leader of a guerilla band of patriots, who fight bravely for the Temple a after a brief term of slavery at Alexandria returns to his Galilean home with the favor of Tirus. The fall of Jerusalem is brought to life in the classic For the Temple by the masterful hand of G. A. Henty.

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