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A Tale Of Rocks, Ruin And Redemption

by Simon Winchester
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, July of 2002 ‧
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Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story.

Map That Changed The World

A Tale Of Rocks, Ruin And Redemption

by Simon Winchester

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ISBN: 9780141941646
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: July of 2002
Language: English
Format: eBook
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EAN: 9780141941646
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Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester nasceu em Londres em 1944. Em 1967 enveredou pelo jornalismo. Foi correspondente do The Guardian em Belfast, Calcutá e Washington. Em 1997 mudou-se para Nova Iorque, iniciando uma carreira literária fulgurante.
Em 2006 recebeu da Rainha Isabel II a Ordem do Império Britânico, com o grau de Oficial.

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