The Ancient Engineers: An Astonishing Look Back at the Ancient Wonders of the World and Their Creators - Paperback
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by L. Sprague de Camp (Author)
"Mr. de Camp has the trick of being able to show technology engaging in feats as full of derring-do as those of Hannibal's army. History as it should be told."--Isaac Asimov, The New York Times Book Review
The Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum of Rome. Today, we stand in awe before these wonders of the ancient world. They hold our history and the deepest secrets of our past in their hidden recesses.
Author Biography
L. Sprague de Camp (1907-2000) was a science-fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction author. His notable works include Lest Darkness Fall, Rogue Queen, Tales of Conan, and Conan the Adventurer.
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