The Trojan Guinea Pig?

OK, no Trojan guinea pigs here really, but Sarah Brannen, author and illustrator of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, about two gay guinea pigs and their niece (see my longer piece on it here), has illustrated a new book, Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik.

Brannen didn’t write this one—the authors are Jill Rubalcaba and Eric H. Cline—and I don’t think there’s anything LGBT related in it at all, but I wanted to pass the word along because it looks like just the thing for young historians and archeologists. (It’s recommended for ages nine to twelve.) Full disclosure: I almost became a professional historian once upon a time, so I have a particular penchant for stuff like this.

I haven’t read it myself, but the publisher’s blurb says:

Jill Rubalcaba and Eric H. Cline first offer an abridged version of the Iliad before delving into the many archaeological expeditions at Hisarlik, the modern-day site believed to have been ancient Troy. They recount everything from Heinrich Schliemann’s quest for glory and renown to Manfred Korfmann’s controversial picture of Troy as a political entity with Anatolian—not Aegean—ties. Whether the legend of Troy is fact or fiction remains up to the reader to decide.

And it’s bound to be better than that dreadful Brad Pitt movie.

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