Reviewed by Les Campbell The book The Lands of Zarahemla by E.
L. Peay, one of the latest attempts to explain Book of Mormon
geography, generally follows the geographical chronology
outlined in the Book of Mormon. Peay's commentary begins with
the departure of Lehi into the wilderness and ends with Alma 52.
I assume the author plans a second volume. Peay's interpretation
of Lehi's travels is shown on the map on page 40. According to
the author, the eight years of travel by the Lehi group took
them 530 miles south of Jerusalem to the Red Sea. Somewhere
close to the imaginary Tropic of Cancer lies Umla, where Peay
has the travelers turn east and traverse the Arabian Peninsula
just north of the Empty Quarter. They arrive at Al Kasab, just
south of the Straits of Hormuz. A map of the possible oases used
by Lehi along the route is included on page 36. Peay then has
Lehi's party cross the Persian Gulf, presumably in a boat of
some sort, and from there east across the plains of northern
India. Barges are built at le