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1492 - by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto (Paperback)

Name: 1492 - by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto (Paperback)
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SKU: 12831446
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Author(s): Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
352 Pages
History, World

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About the Book

Fernandez-Armesto presents a global look at the year when everything changed and the modern world was born.

From the Back Cover

1492: Not Simply the YearColumbus Sailed the Ocean Blue . . .

In this extraordinary, sweeping history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto traces key elements of the modern worldback to that single fateful year when everything changed.

Review Quotes

"Fernandez-Armesto's narrative fluidity, not to mention an ability to turn a phrase, converts facts into context in an attractively readable manner.... Surveying the planet entire in 1492, Fernández-Armesto brilliantly sweeps a startling breadth of history into his unified narrative." - Booklist

In his stimulating new book, Fernandez-Armesto offers a model of how to write popular history: accessible, provocative and full of telling detail. (4 stars) - Mail on Sunday (London)

"In this admirable history, Fernández-Armesto has written a book of travels not unlike those of Marco Polo, filled with marvels and sensations, rich in description and replete with anecdote. 1492 is a compendium of delights." - The Times (London)

"Fernández-Armesto challenges some long-standing historical thinking.... The compiled information adds immensely to the understanding of world that ended and began in 1492.... 1492 changes our view of history." - San Antonio Express-News

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .8 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: World

Publisher: HarperOne

Format: Paperback

Author: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Language: English

Street Date: November 2, 2010

TCIN: 12831446

UPC: 9780061132285

Item Number (DPCI): 248-51-2786

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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