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- catalog abstract ""Using Greek and Roman historians as his guides, Michael Wood follows Alexander's journey in search of the truth behind the legends, folk tales, and religious texts that depict him as both a brilliant visionary and a ruthless conqueror. He travels on foot and by camel, boat, pack horse and jeep, across the deserts, rivers, and mountain ranges of Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Iran, and war-torn Afghanistan. Before embarking on the grueling return to Babylon, Wood treks through the North-West Frontier into Pakistan and India to the scene of Alexander's last great battle. Throughout the journey, he re-creates the drama of Alexander's epic marches and bloody battles, interweaving the momentous events of the past with current affairs. As he follows in the footsteps of the conqueror, Wood discovers that the legendary, enigmatic figure of Alexander the Great still towers in the twentieth-century imagination."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10422687.
- catalog coverage "Asia Description and travel.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""Using Greek and Roman historians as his guides, Michael Wood follows Alexander's journey in search of the truth behind the legends, folk tales, and religious texts that depict him as both a brilliant visionary and a ruthless conqueror. He travels on foot and by camel, boat, pack horse and jeep, across the deserts, rivers, and mountain ranges of Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Iran, and war-torn Afghanistan. Before embarking on the grueling return to Babylon, Wood treks through the North-West Frontier into Pakistan and India to the scene of Alexander's last great battle. Throughout the journey, he re-creates the drama of Alexander's epic marches and bloody battles, interweaving the momentous events of the past with current affairs. As he follows in the footsteps of the conqueror, Wood discovers that the legendary, enigmatic figure of Alexander the Great still towers in the twentieth-century imagination."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-248) and index.".
- catalog description "The Invasion of Asia -- Son of God -- Lord of the World -- The Road to Samarkand -- To the Ends of the Earth -- Nostoi: the Returns.".
- catalog extent "256 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0520213076 (cloth)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog spatial "Asia Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Asia.".
- catalog subject "938/.07/092 21".
- catalog subject "Alexander the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. Journeys Asia.".
- catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C Travel Asia.".
- catalog subject "DS10 .W62 1997".
- catalog subject "Historic sites Asia.".
- catalog subject "Wood, Michael, 1948-".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Invasion of Asia -- Son of God -- Lord of the World -- The Road to Samarkand -- To the Ends of the Earth -- Nostoi: the Returns.".
- catalog title "In the footsteps of Alexander the Great : a journey from Greece to Asia / Michael Wood.".
- catalog type "text".