SCHLIEMANN, The Story of a GoldseekerEmil Ludwig Little, Brown ($3.50).
Nobody really knew where Troy had stood till Heinrich Schliemann came along and dug it up. Schliemann was not a professional archeologist but a retired indigo tycoon who made his pile and then dug for fun, for treasure, and to satisfy his belief in the literal truth of Homer.
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-90) was born in a Mecklenburg parsonage, apprenticed to a grocer at 14 after a sketchy schooling. Business was Heinrich's dish; he prospered so exceedingly that soon he was supporting his family,...
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