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Intrigued by the extraordinary journey of Alexander the Great 2200 years before, and drawing from the ancient accounts of Arrian, Plutarch, and Pliny, Freya Stark sets out like an historical detective to reconstruct Alexander’s legendary route. This remarkable book presents a vivid portrait of Turkey, and of Alexander, the brilliant explorer, ruler, and thinker, as well as a timeless record of a journey in the great tradition of traveling, redolent of an earlier era.
“Freya Stark… must be left to ride her donkey forever along the empty beaches and the roadless valleys of the 50s Turkish landscape… She, like Homer, Alexander and Croesus, is part of the history of the country.”--The New York Times Book Review
“A treasure of rare distinction among travel books.”--The New York Times
“(Freya Stark) is one of the finest travel writers of our century.”--The New Yorker
“A treasure of rare distinction among travel books.”--The New York Times
“(Freya Stark) is one of the finest travel writers of our century.”--The New Yorker
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