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In Search of Myths and Heroes
In Search of Myths and Heroes |
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In this compelling new book, based on the PBS television series, historian Michael Wood goes in search of four powerful legends: Shangri-La, The Golden Fleece, The Queen of Sheba, and The Holy Grail. Gorgeously illustrated with full-color photographs of some of the most beautiful landscapes and cities on earth, IN SEARCH OF MYTHS AND HEROES is a series of real journeys to real places and an encounter with the living descendants of the ancient cultures that produced the four legends. From the mountains of Tibet to the coasts of Ethiopia and Yemen to the city of Jerusalem and the far west of Ireland, Wood brings us along as he separates fact from fiction and discovers why these famous stories still captivate us. THE FOUR LEGENDS EXPLORED: * SHANGRI-LA, said to be a place behind the western Himalayas where the wisdom of humanity is preserved. A paradise myth, but was there a real Shangri-La? * JASON's SEARCH FOR THE GOLDEN FLEECE, the ultimate quest, one even older than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. But was there really an expedition beyond the limits of the known world in the mists of prehistory? * LEGEND OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND KING SOLOMON, a story found in the Bible, the Muslim Koran, and the Ethiopian Book of Kings. Who, in fact, was she? * TALES OF KING ARTHUR AND THE HOLY GRAIL. Was there a real King Arthur? Why does the quest for the Grail continue to intrigue us today? Hardcover; 272 pp.; 122 color illustration; 6 maps; index. |
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