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The Western Shores of Turkey: Discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts |  | Author: John Freely
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised & Enlarged
Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1850436185
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.620436
EAN: 9781850436188
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Resting on two continents, Turkey reflects and absorbs the cultures of both East and West and nowhere is this more evident than along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This is a land immersed in history and mythology: it is where Anthony met Cleopatra, where Herodotus, the "father" of history, was born and where legendary battles were fought--from Alexander the Great to Gallipoli. The Western Shores of Turkey is the distillation of a succession of journeys that John Freely made along this coast--an odyssey spanning a quarter of a century. By bus, car and caique, on foot and post boat, from Istanbul to Antakya (Antioch) on the Syrian border, he discovered the charm of modern Turkey and the wonders of its past. The result is both an informative guide and a remarkable travelogue for all who follow in his footsteps.
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 Travelogue of Western Aegean Turkey November 22, 2008
Patrk71 (Texas)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great followup to the Blue Guide for Turkey but is focused on the Western Aegean shores of Turkey. Written in a style that feels like John Freely (Author) is sitting with the reader talking about his visits to many fascinating ancient sites from the western (Aegean) part of Turkey.
This is not the typical guide book to the sights, but rather a visit to the many places Freely visited himself and an explanation of what he found and saw.
Although out of date by a few years, the ruins and ancient cities described in the book are several thousand years old.
I found a copy of the Blue Guide to Turkey and it covers other areas besides the western part of Turkey. It is even further out of date but that matters little when you read about a city that was founded 2,500 to 3,000 years ago and the abandoned 1,500 years ago.
This is a good read if you are interested in knowing what it is you are seeing when you go to the ancient sites in western Turkey.
 Intro to Turkish history & archaeology February 11, 2010
Paul (Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a personal account of travels along Turkey's Aegean shore, with a strong emphasis on history and archaology. The author has a detailed knowledge of all the periods of Turkish history and places each archaeologic site in its historical context: original inhabitants, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Byzantines, Selcuk Turks and Ottomans, into the twentieth century. He also identifies sites associated with various mythologic and biblical events and those related to Homer's Troy. It's a bit encyclopedic but never boring, and greatly enhances a trip to Turkish Anatolia.
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