Eyewitness to History - Couverture souple

CAREY, J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674287509 ISBN 13 : 9780674287501

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1988

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . .

Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Carey is Merton Professor of English at Oxford University. A distinguished critic and broadcaster, he is the author of four previous books on history and literature, and the editor of The Faber Book of Science. He lives in England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674287509
• ISBN 13: 9780674287501
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 752
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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