The Untold Story of One Man's Quest for a Lost World In 1679, Renaissance man Olof Rudbeck stunned the world. He proposed that an ancient lost civilization once thrived in the far rth of his native Sweden: the fabled Atlantis. Rudbeck would spend the last thirty years of his life hunting for the evidence that would prove this extraordinary theory. Chasing down clues to that lost golden age, Rudbeck combined the reasoning of Sherlock Holmes with the daring of Indiana Jones. He excavated what he thought was the acropolis of Atlantis, retraced the journeys of classical heroes, opened countless burial mounds, and consulted rich collections of manuscripts and artifacts. He eventually published his findings in a 2,500-page tome titled Atlantica, a remarkable work replete with heroic quests, exotic lands, and fabulous creatures. Three hundred years later, the story of Rudbeck's adventures appears in English for the first time. It is a thrilling narrative of discovery as well as a cautionary tale about the dangerous dance of genius and madness.
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Publisher
Three Rivers Press
ISBN-10
1400047536
ISBN-13
9781400047536
eBay Product ID (ePID)
188757278
Product Key Features
Author
David King
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mind, Body & Spirit: General
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Place of Publication
New York
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
David King teaches European history at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and their daughter.