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Adventures in unhistory : conjectures on the factual foundations of several ancient legends /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davidson, Avram
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Tor, 2006
Edition:1st Tor ed., advance uncorrected proof.
Subjects:
Legends > Miscellanea.
Legends > History and criticism.
Table of 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.