Annotated Bibliography Ariel, Yaakov, and Ruth Kark. "Messianism, holiness, charisma, and community: The American-Swedish Colony in Jerusalem, 1881-1933." Church History. 65.4 (1996): 641-657. · This journal article reviews the religious aspects of the American Colony in Jerusalem. It points out many things that Vester's book does not. Broder, Jonathan. "A family, a colony, a life of good works in the Holy City." Smithsonian. 27.12 (1997): 120-136. · This article profiles the colony and it's storied past. It also talks about an incident with Anna Spafford and a bed sheet. Coleman, Simon and John Elsner. Pilgrimage: Past and Present in the World Religions. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1995. · This book was used for background information on pilgrimages. "Centenary of Zionism: 1897-1997" Israel Information Center, Jerusalem 1997. · This Government pamphlet deals with the history of Zionism in Israel from 1897- 1997. "Map of Israel: Jewish Sites" Herzliya, Israel: Landface, 1994. · This map has many historical summaries that were helpful in writing about the history of the area. McKay, John P., and others. A History of World Societies: From French Revolution to the Present. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. · This book is from History 103; it was used for background information. It is a survey book dealing with the world from 1795- present time. "History of the American Colony." [http://americancolony.com]. February 1999. · This article, from the American Colony Hotel web site, deals with a brief history of the American Colony, and talks about the hotel's history. "How the International Red Cross began." [http://www.pgs.ca/pages/mem/redcrossh.html]. March, 1999. · This web site article deals with the beginnings of the International Red Cross. Surbek, Jean Jacques. "Founding and early years of the International Committee of the International Red Cross." [http://www.icrc.org/unicc/icrcnews.nsf/5845147e46836989c12561740044a4f7/17c5905 5321795e14125656b004e99e0?OpenDocument]. March 1999. · This web article describes the founding and early history of the International Red Cross. Surbek, Jean Jacques. "The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Second World War." [http://www.icrc.org/unicc/icrcnews.nsf/c1256212004ce24e4125621200524882/5b66cbe4276a8abb41256577002b3679?OpenDocument] March 1999. · This web article deals with what the role of the Red Cross was in WWII. Vester, Bertha. Our Jerusalem. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. · This is my main book. It has an introduction by Lowell Thomas. Vester, Bertha. Our Jerusalem. Lebanon: Middle East Export Press, 1950. · This is another version of my main book. It has an introduction by Lowell Thomas, along with a conclusion by Mrs. Vester. Vester, Bertha. Our Jerusalem. London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1951. · This is another version of my main book. It has an introduction by Sir Ronald Storrs, K.C.M.G.; it also has a conclusion that Mrs. Vester added after the original publication Vester, Bertha. Flowers of the Holy Land. Kansas City: Hallmark Cards, Inc., 1962. · This book deals with Mrs. Vester's art. It has a Biographical Sketch by Lowell Thomas and a note by Norman Vincent Peale. Vogel, Lester I.. To See a Promised Land: Americans and the Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press., 1993. · This book is full of insights on American travelers in the Holy Land.