The Man Who Moved the World [Hardcover]

Sheldon A. Jacobson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1980

Archimedes claimed that if he had a fulcrum and a lever, h would move the world. In the ancient Roman world of seafaring heroes and power hungry rulers, the clear headed thinking of this young scientist is refreshing. The story follows the lives of a batch of slave girls whose misfortunes and fortunes at the hands of their masters make an engaging historical perspective. The issues of the times are not unlike our present day worries--power, greed, ethics and morals, the menace of war and the threat of extinction. Jacobson's love of the classical world and of the sea is evident in this bestseller, and even though his works are of fiction, they are soundly based on hte history of the period.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 281 pages
• Publisher: Galley Press; 1ST edition (June 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960480005
• ISBN-13: 978-0960480005
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,269,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging high-seas adventure with a crossroads plot, April 10, 2002

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This review is from: The Man Who Moved the World (Hardcover)

The Man Who Moved The World by Sheldon A. Jacobson is the highly entertaining story of an adventurous Greek sea captain during the age of the Roman Empire. Filled with superb detail, and a truly fascinating wealth of lore about the classical world and its great ships, The Man Who Moved The World is an engaging high-seas adventure with a crossroads plot and varied, full-fleshed characters and enthusiastically recommended reading.