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The Map That Changed The World

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.

The Map That Changed The World

A Tale Of Rocks, Ruin And Redemption

by Simon Winchester

Property Description
ISBN: 9780140280395
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: July of 2002
Language: English
Dimensions: 132 x 199 x 21 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 352
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > General History
Books in English > Fiction > Biographies
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780140280395

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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