The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself - Couverture souple

Boorstin, Daniel J.

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9780140080544: The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

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ISBN 10 : 0140080546 ISBN 13 : 9780140080544

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1986

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Revue de presse :

"Compelling readable. . . . A remarkable narrative of the grand intellectual venture of humankind, rich in fascinating, often dramatic details."—The Wall Street Journal

"A sumptuous, totally engaging panorama. No one who reads it will look at the chronicle of human ingenuity in the same way again." —David McCullough

"Written with great verve . . . [Boorstin's] learning, wit, and lucidity should ensure that he will bring pleasure to a large group of reader." —The New York Review of Books

"History with a human touch." —Newsday

"A grand and exhilirating voyage, a bold attempt to circumnavigate the intellectual globe." —The Philadlephia Inquirer

Biographie de l'auteur :

Daniel J. Boorstin was the author of The Americans, a trilogy (The Colonial Experience; The National Experience, and The Democratic Experience) that won the Francis Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. He died in 2004.

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