Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen - Softcover

Clapp, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618219269 ISBN 13: 9780618219261

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2002

Synopsis

In this exhilarating archaeological adventure, Nicholas Clapp seeks the truth behind the legend of the Queen of Sheba. Ever since she swept into the court of King Solomon three thousand years ago, her story has been told and retold, often getting diluted, amended, and reworked along the way. In a quest to collect clues to the mystery of Sheba, Clapp travels to Ethiopia, Yemen, Israel, and even a village in France. Using the latest technology, including satellite images and carbon-14 dating, and some recent archaeological discoveries, he pieces together the facts behind Sheba's multifaceted myth.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Nicholas Clapp's
The Road to Ubar

"His contagious enthusiasm blazes through his prose...a masterful storyteller...a modern Indiana Jones." –Los Angeles Times

"Reads like a novel, and one can scarcely put it down." –USA Today

"A delightfully readable volume that's part travel journal, part Walter Mittyesque daydream, and part archeological adventure." –New York Times

About the Author:

Nicholas Clapp, a noted documentary filmmaker, has lectured at Brown University, the University of California at Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, the National Georgraphic Society, and the Goddard Space Center. Clapp lives in Los Angeles, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618219269
• ISBN 13: 9780618219261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384