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Title: In Search of the Trojan War by Michael Wood ISBN: 0-520-21599-0 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.05 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Was the Trojan war actual history or..?
Comment: Wood takes this question to its final conclusion although the answer is somewhat confusing. Possibly the most interesting find of the search are the Linear B tablets. Containing the actual script of the ancient Greeks, these stone writing tablets contain actual lists of a farmers flock. Etc, of a king's troops. If you've ever been curious about Troy, this book is for you. Equally interesting are the stories about Heinrich Schlieman the self-proclaimed archaeologist who claimed to have found "Troy 1" and really dug up and destroyed anything of value in those old remains. Thanks to his selfish efforts it is doubtful if the real truth about Troy will ever be known for sure.
Rating: 5
Summary: In Search of the Trojan War
Comment: Only someone like Michael Wood could breath life into such a subject as Troy; his 6 part P.B.S. "Trojan War" series back in 1985 is one of my favorites! The only other author who is as passionate about his subject matter is John Romer. His "Ancient Lives" series is not to be missed.
What I found almost as interesting as the search for Troy, were the varied personalities in the search. Frank Calvert, for example. Were it not for his direction, Schliemann may have never have uncovered what he did.
Sir Arthur Evans died a spent man, both physically and financially, due to the intensity with which he approached Troy.
Carl Blegen's 7 season dig was carried out the with a surgeon's precision. He seemed so passionate about Troy, yet in thought and appearance, so restrained.
Did the war actually occcur? After reading the book, seeing the video, I believe it did; however, still doubts remain. Homer and The Iliad await vindication thirty-two hundred years after the "fact".
After reading the book, I became very interested in archeology. I have visited Ephesus and Herculaneum. Heretofore, having no interest in the subject at all; this, I feel, is the greatness of an author and his/her subject matter. To convey to the reader the excitment, intrigue and triumph that stories like this offer and to draw the reader into the mystery.
That an author can inspire, stir up enthusiasm and interest in this way is a triumph!
This book get a "Two Thumbs Up--Way Up!"
Rating: 2
Summary: Interesting cover
Comment: If you have an interest in learning more about the Trojan War and the archeology involved in proving it wasn't a myth, then this isn't the book for you. I'm not sure who this book was written for. I've a feeling there was a good mind behind a pen that couldn't write in this case.
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Title: In Search of the Dark Ages by Michael Wood ISBN: 0816047022 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: In the Footsteps of Alexander The Great: A Journey from Greece to Asia by Michael Wood ISBN: 0520231929 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 06 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik by Susan Heuck Allen ISBN: 0520208684 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Conquistadors by Michael Wood ISBN: 0520236912 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 04 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: In Search of England: Journeys into the English Past by Michael Wood ISBN: 0520232186 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 06 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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