Chicago on the Nile: A Century of Work by the Epigraphic Survey of the University of Chicago, by Emily Teeter

Chicago on the Nile relates the colorful story of the University of Chicago’s Epigraphic Survey expedition to Egypt, from its conception in 1924 by the first American Egyptologist, James Henry Breasted, through its development over the course of a century to become the major scientific and social presence it is today—not just in Egypt but throughout the world.

Drawing on hundreds of letters and photos, most of them previously unpublished, the book explores the history of Chicago House,

Hardcover 488 Pp filled with photos