Finding the walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlík / Susan Heuck Allen.
Finding the walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlík / Susan Heuck Allen.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c1999.
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N930.1092/1
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xiii, 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Ch. 1. "Levantine English families": The Calverts of the Dardanelles -- Ch. 2. "Indulgent daydreams of Troy and its heroes": Early Explorations of the Troad -- Ch. 3. From Antiquary to Archaeologist: Frank Calvert's "Contributions to the Ancient Geography of the Troad" -- Ch. 4. "Progress in discove...
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c1999.
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California
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c1999.
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Self-promoting Heinrich Schliemann took entire credit for discovering Homer's Troy. For over one hundred years that credit has been accorded to him, and generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and achievements. But Schliemann gained this status as an archaeological hero partly by deliberately eclipsing the man who had guided him. Now...
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Finding the walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlík / Susan Heuck Allen.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-388) and index.
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c1999.
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N930.1092/1
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0520208684 (alk. paper)
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930.1092
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991005863719702626