Searching for the Amazons : the real warrior women of the ancient world
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Description
"Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors... In the absence of evidence, we eventually reasoned away their existence, concluding that these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers must have been the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. In Searching for the Amazons, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia--from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China--to discover the truth about the truth about these women whose legend has resonated over the centuries."--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Text in English.