Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected
This provocative new collection of essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Boorstin deals with the challenging themes of discovery and surprise in history. In a "personal postscript, " Boorstin gives us a memorable and affectionate portrait of his father and celebrates the amateur spirit...
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This provocative new collection of essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Boorstin deals with the challenging themes of discovery and surprise in history. In a "personal postscript, " Boorstin gives us a memorable and affectionate portrait of his father and celebrates the amateur spirit in the writing of history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679755180 (0679755187)
Publish date: October 31st 1995
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English