WINGED BULL: The Extraordinary Life of Henry Layard, the Adventurer Who Discovered the Lost City of Nineveh

Layard made some of the most important archeology discoveries ever, uncovering the ruins of Nineveh in 1845, as well as the lost Assyrian capital of Ashur. It's thanks to his secret efforts that scores of Yezidi refugees were saved from persecution. 16 pages of illustrations some in color.