A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar (Dodo Press)

George Bethune English (1787-1828) was a critic of traditional Christianity and an adventurer. He graduated from Harvard College in 1807. During his theology studies, he began to doubt the truth of the Christian religion, which he critiqued in a book entitled The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing the New Testament with the Old (1813). Edward Everett published a rejoinder to it, to which English responded with his book Five Pebbles from the Brook (1824). He sailed to the Mediterranean as a lieutenant of the U. S. Marine Corps. On his arrival in Egypt as among the first citizens of the United States known to have visited Egypt, he resigned his commission and joined Isma'il Pasha in an expedition against Sennaar in Africa in 1820, winning distinction as an officer of artillery. He published his book A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar (1822) regarding his exploits.English, George Bethune is the author of 'A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar (Dodo Press)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781406525472 and ISBN 1406525472.