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This 4 page paper examines Woods' book, and argues that the author proves his thesis, which is that his journey has added new information to our knowledge of Alexander. Bibliography lists 3 source.
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into a fascinating TV series. Personable, attractive and knowledgeable, Wood is very watchable and brings history alive so that contemporary audiences can understand what life was really like in the
ancient world. This paper is a brief review of Woods book In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, which accompanied another successful PBS series, and takes as its thesis the
assertion that Wood has added to our knowledge of Alexander. Discussion Its important to understand that the author has good credentials or anything he writes will be suspect. Michael Wood
is a writer and historian who makes his home in England. As noted above, his 1989 book In Search of the Trojan War, published in 1989, was made into a
successful series for PBS; it also made The New York Times Best Seller list, no small feat for a history book. Other books by Wood include In Search of the
Dark Ages and Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England. Wood has presented nine TV series and two documentaries, and has ten books to his credit (Michael Wood, 2006).
In his book about Alexander the Great, Wood sets out to recreate, as authentically as possible, Alexanders ten-year expedition from Greece to India, which he undertook between 334 and
324 B.C. (Michael Wood: In the footsteps of Alexander the Great). Alexanders expedition was "a turning point in human history ... [it] opened up contacts between Europe and Asia, unleashing
astonishing historical energies that continue to affect the world today" (Michael Wood: In the footsteps of Alexander the Great). In order to follow Alexander as closely as possible, Wood "traversed
seventeen countries, trekking through the Zagros Mountains to find the lost site of Alexanders battle at the Persian Gates, drinking black tea in the Hindu Kush, listening to ancient stories
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