Winged Bull
The Extraordinary Life of Henry Layard, the Adventurer Who Discovered the Lost City of Nineveh
$58.54
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2021
Summary
In the summer of 1839, Henry Layard—just twenty-two years old—left England for eastern Europe and distant lands of the Ottoman Empire. He had never set foot in these regions before and wasn’t fluent in their languages. But he would experience one dramatic adventure after another, narrowly escaping death, combatting murderous thieves, riding with Bakhtiari warriors in Persia, and going on secret missions for the British embassy in Turkey.
Layard made some of the most important archaeol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781633886995 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1633886999 |
| Author: | Jeff Pearce |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books |
| Imprint: | Prometheus Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 239mm x 162mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“As a teenager I read an absorbing account of the discovery of the Lost City of Nineveh by Henry Layard. I wanted to read more about Layard and his adventures, but there was precious little. Imagine my delight on discovering Winged Bull by Jeff Pearce. Layard was equal parts adventurer, archaeologist, author, spy, politician, art historian, and diplomat. He is all that and more, and Pearce’s treatment of this intrepid soul assists us in understanding, appreciating, and admiring him. Winged Bull, an edge-of-the-seat series of dangers and intrigue, captivates and enthralls.”
- W. C. Jameson, author of The Lost Canyon of Gold
About The Author
Jeff Pearce
Jeff Pearce (Toronto, CA) has traveled far to get his unusual and compelling stories. He’s interviewed a Kurdish army commander on the Iraqi front near Mosul, and he’s taught journalism in Myanmar. He’s investigated the dangerous realm of street gangs, and he’s tracked down survivors of a war in Africa that changed the world.
Pearce has worked for print and broadcast media operations both in Canada and the UK, and he has contributed Op-Ed pieces to the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and Myanmar’s Irrawaddy among other publications. He is also known for his on-camera contributions to the Haile Selassie documentary, Faces of Africa.
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