The walls of Windy Troy
Subtitle: a biography of Heinrich Schliemann
Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Antiquities
Description: Heinrich Schliemann, nineteen, predisposed to consumption, and penniless, looked back on a heritage of misfortune. Determined to vindicate the family name - his father was a scholar, who through weakness became embroiled in a financial scandal - the boy left his native Germany and set about amassing a fortune huge enough to subsidize his dream of unearthing the ruins of Troy. The story of his fabulous discovery, of his hardships and his ultimate recognition, is told here.