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

The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself Paperback - 1985

by Boorstin, Daniel

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 5th or later Edition. A Very Good Reading Copy - Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Small Amount Of Shelf Wear. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. No Store Stamps. Not Remaindered. Thanks And Enjoy..
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  • Title The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
  • Author Boorstin, Daniel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 5th or later Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 768
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1985
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 013901
  • ISBN 9780394726250 / 0394726251
  • Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.16 x 5.18 x 1.39 in (20.73 x 13.16 x 3.53 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Discoveries in geography, Science - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84040056
  • Dewey Decimal Code 909

From the rear cover

'The Discoverers' is a vivid, sweeping, and original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him--the relationship of the heavens to his own planet, the elusive and mysterious dimension of time, the vast and colorful range of plants and animals, the intricate workings of his own body, the surprising variety of human societies past and present--by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Americans, now the Librarian of Congress.

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" 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

About the author

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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