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Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Factual Foundations of Several Ancient Legends Hardback - 2006

by Avram Davidson; George Barr (Illustrator); Introduction by Peter S. Beagle

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'Adventures in Unhistory' is a compendium of magisterial examinations of mermaids, mandrakes, and mammoths; dragons, werewolves, and unicorns; about places such as Sicily, Siberia, and the Moon; and about heroic, sinister, and legendary persons such as Sinbad, Aleister Crowley and Prester John.

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  • Title Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Factual Foundations of Several Ancient Legends
  • Author Avram Davidson; George Barr (Illustrator); Introduction by Peter S. Beagle
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tor Books, New York
  • Publication date November 28, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780765307606 / 076530760X
  • Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.48 x 5.5 x 1.08 in (19.00 x 13.97 x 2.74 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Legends, Legends - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006048179
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.209

About the author

Avram Davidson was born in Yonkers, New York, in 1923. After spending some time at New York University, he served in the Marines from 1942 till 1946--and again saw action during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. For two years in the early 1960s, Davidson edited "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction." He earned awards and accolades throughout his life for his SF writing, including the Hugo Award, the Edgar Award, the Ellery Queen Award, and three World Fantasy Awards. Davidson died in 1993.
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