Lost and Found: The 9,000 Treasures of Troy : Heinrich Schliemann and the Gold That Got Away Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Lost and Found: The 9,000 Treasures of Troy : Heinrich Schliemann and the Gold That Got Away Book

One of the real larger-than-life characters of the 19th century, Heinrich Schliemann made his fortune in the Russian indigo trade and the California gold rush. He achieved his fame by uncovering the cities Troy and Mycenae. And if it wasn't the Troy of the Trojan War or the Mycenae of Agamemnon, as Schliemann claimed, the value of his discovery, in terms of archeology and pure treasure, is still indisputable. Like Schliemann of Troy by David Traill, Caroline Moorehead uncovers Schliemann's arrogance and his propensity to exaggerate, if not lie outright. But she's not so focused on his faults that she's blind to his strengths. Read More

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    One of the enduring mysteries of the last century is the astounding 1873 discovery by the first modern archaeological, Heinrich Schliemann, of the lost gold of Priam, king of ancient Troy. In this book, journalist and biographer Caroline Moorehead explores Schliemann's extraordinary life and tells how he contrived to smuggle part of the treasure from his dig in Asia Minor to his government in Berlin. of photos.

  • 0140239502
  • 9780140239508
  • Caroline Moorehead
  • 1 July 1997
  • Penguin USA (P)
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
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