San Antonio College Library

Joseph the Provider, the fourth and last volume of Thomas Mann's great tetralogy, tells the story of the hero's rise to renown as a statesman in Egypt and his successful conduct of the famous fourteen years' abundance and famine in the lands. It is also the story of Joseph's restoration to his father Jacob, of the migration of Israel down to Egypt, and Jacob's death and burial; and lastly, it is a marrying of Hebrew, Greek, Babylonian, and Egyptian...

A reference to invasions from the time of Sargon the Great (2334- 2279 BCE) to the recent American invasion of Iraq discusses primarily military aspects, but offers information on political and economic concerns when pertinent.