The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece [Hardcover]

Timothy Severin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671498134
• ISBN-13: 978-0671498139
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Fleece, legend or history?, November 21, 2003

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This review is from: The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Hardcover)

In this book Tim Severin recounts his search for the truth behind the legend of the Golden Fleece and the fabulous voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve it.

The reader is taken on two journeys, the ancient voyage of Jason, the Greek hero, and the modern recreation. We see the construction of an authentic greek galley of the period, and share in Severins trials as he and his crew learn the peculiarities of the craft.

Then we journey with him from the Aegean sea through the Bosphorous into the Black sea all the way to Georgia. There we learn about the tradition of laying sheep fleeces in the rivers to catch the gold deposited from sources upstream, the source of the legend of the "golden fleece".

A lovely travelogue of Greece, Modern Turkey and Georgia. A great book on ancient sailing, and a good read for the curious.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic tale of maritime explorational archeology, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Hardcover)

Tim Severin is the man every man would love to meet. Affable in writing, detailed in observation and description, and a consumate sailor, Severin weaves a spectacular tale of adventure and exploration. Recounting the historic voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, history is brought alive and vivid in Severin's book. I have read his other travelogues and he is doubtless among the best I have ever read. Regardless of whether you are an afficionado of sailing adventure or not, you'll love this. Buy it. Keep it.