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Adventures in unhistory : conjectures on the factual foundations of several ancient legends
Author(s): Davidson, Avram.
Publication: New York : Tor,
Edition: 1st Tor ed.
Year: 2006
Description: xi, 308 pages: illustrations; 22 cm. Language: English.
Contents: Where did Sindbad sail? -- Who fired the phoenix? -- An abundance of dragons -- Who makes the mandrakes -- The boy who cried werewolf -- The great rough beast -- Postscript on Prester John -- The theft of the mulberry tree -- The secret of Hyperborea -- Heads I win, tails you lose -- The spoor of the unicorn -- What gave all those mammoths cold feet? -- Bird thou wert, but art no more -- The moon -- The prevalence of mermaids.
Standard No: ISBN: 076530760X ((acid-free paper)); 9780765307606 ((acid-free paper)) LCCN: 2006-48179
Abstract: Explores the foundations of fifteen legends involving the voyages of Sinbad, dragons, mermaids, the moon, and various other subjects
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Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Factual Foundations of Several Ancient Legends
November 28, 2006, Tor Books
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Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Factual Foundations of Several Ancient Legends
December 1993, Owlswick Press
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