Tales from the Magnificent Med

Tales from the Magnificent Med:

Tales from the Magnificent Med is a collect of stories by Dave Slamp; in it he shares unique stories taken from seven different Mediterranean countries.  You will delight in this charming little book.

In Tales from the Magnificent Med, Dave Slamp, chooses a unique historical story from seven different countries that border the Mediterranean. Those countries include Egypt, Israel, Greece, Spain, Gibraltar, Italy, and Turkey.

For example, in the chapter about Turkey, Slamp features the story of the multi- breasted Goddess Artemis, the goddess of fertility.  In another chapter about Pompeii, for instance, he shares the dramatic stories of Pliny the Elder and Pliny, the younger.

Tales from the Magnificent Med contains eight chapters in 100 pages.  The book is prolific with pictures all taken by the author.  The eight chapters are: (1) Egypt: The Land Forgotten by Time, (2) Israel, A Loving Rainbow, (3) Greece, A Land Remembered by the Gods, (4) Ephesus, Home of the World’s 7th Wonder, (5) Gibraltar, A Monolithic Saga, (6) Rome, The Eternal Jewel, (7) Spain, Home of Historic Heroes, and (8) Pompeii, A Story Frozen in Time.

About the Author

Dr. David Slamp (Dave Slamp) spent his life as a pastor and college professor.  Since retirement he spends a great deal of time lecturing aboard cruise ships.  These ships sale in the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, as well as the Black Sea.  Dr. Slamp earned his doctorate at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California.  Since the 1990s, Dr. Slamp and his wife, Kathy Slamp, have led 12 pilgrimages to Israel, Egypt, Greece, and Turkey. These pilgrimages all center in and around the Mediterranean Sea.  His next scheduled Israel and Mediterranean Pilgrimage is set for Sept. 2023.  For more information: Contact David Slamp at dk_slamp@yahoo.com or 541-944-9497.

You can purchase this book in Kathy Slamp’s Alaska Bookstore. (No shipping or tax)