“The foreigners come out here always to teach, whereas they had much better learn.” — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
In keeping with original Mormon teachings, much of the property in Hildale and Colorado City is held in trust for the church. Striving to be as self-sufficient as possible, the community grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“Do not try to do too much with your own hands. Better the Arabs do it tolerably than that you do it perfectly. It… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t sure what to do. If he left the rock, it would only take a few minutes of desert air to dry his… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“nothing capable of sustaining an invasion force of any size. But in all this, Aqaba, lying at the very southern end of the” — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“Better a thousand times the Arab untouched. The foreigners come out here always to teach, whereas they had much better learn.” — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
Waitresses, soldiers, rickshaw drivers, old ladies selling vegetables - my father would schmooze anybody. He was Clintonesque before the word existed. And, of course,… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
The modern Middle East was largely created by the British. It was they who carried the Allied war effort in the region during World… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“Over the course of his wartime service, Lawrence was awarded a number of medals and ribbons, but with his profound disdain for such things,… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“Part of Sykes's motive was rooted in religiosity. A devout Catholic, he regarded a return of the ancient tribe of Israel to the Holy… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“Initial euphoria would give way to shock, shock to horror, and then, as the killing dragged on with no end in sight, horror to… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
If wells are constructed right and operated right, hydraulic fracturing will not cause a problem. … Our natural gas supplies would plummet precipitously without… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
“mold—William Henry Yale also subscribed to Roosevelt’s notions of the ideal American man and of the dangers of “over-civilization,” code for effeminacy. The true… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
