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    The Golden Stag
    The Golden Stag
    The Golden Stag
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    The Golden Stag

    By David Spencer

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    This story takes place circa 673 BC, on the Steppes of Southern Russia, and in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. It centers on the marriage alliance between the daughter of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon and the Scythian (ancient Iranian) King Bartatua. The common enemy of the Assyrians and the Scythians of the time are the Medes (ancient Persians)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Note 360
    Release dateMar 19, 2021
    ISBN9781951670238
    The Golden Stag
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    David Spencer

    David Spencer was born in the UK and has been visiting Thailand for both work and recreation for more than 25 years. Now retired, he and his Thai wife divide their time between their rural home in Singhaburi and a seaside residence near Pattaya.

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      The Golden Stag - David Spencer

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      The Golden Stag

      David Spencer

      Copyright © 2021 by David Spencer & Marilyn Spencer

      ISBN: 978-1-951670-22-1 (paperback)

      ISBN: 978-1-951670-23-8 (ePub)

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      Dedication

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      FOREWORD

      EPILOGUE

      POST-SCRIPT

      Dedication

      Dedicated to the Memory of my Father,

      Henry H. Szpejnowski, 1923–1973

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      W

      riting a book

      is a journey. It needs imagination, motivation and of course passion. Publishing my books will not be realized without the support of the people around me.

      I’d like to start with Emma Reading (My Wife’s Mother) for all the compliments and words of encouragement she has given

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