$53.07
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2005
Summary
A remarkable 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival…
In 1735 a team of French scientists set out on a daring expedition into the South American wilderness to resolve one of the great scientific challenges of the time - the precise size and shape of the Earth. Scaling the Andes and journeying along the Amazon, the mapmakers faced all manner of danger, while madness, disease and violent death each took their toll.
However, one, Jean Godin, fell in lov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553815399 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553815393 |
| Author: | Robert Whitaker |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 27mm |
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‘Gripping…one of the best books I have read this year’
‘Gripping…one of the best books I have read this year’ * DAILY TELEGRAPH *‘An unlikely page-turner…as a testament to frustration, endurance and mutual devotion, this takes some beating’ * SUNDAY TIMES *‘Enthralling…Full of mystery and danger, bravery and tragedy, with a rapturous love story at its core that transcends both time and continents. A marvellous read’ * DENNIS LEHANE *‘In the brilliant tradition of Dava Sobel’s Longitude…combines powerful storytelling with excellent historical research in a book that reads like a novel’ * ALAN LIGHTMAN, author of ‘Einstein’s Dreams’ *‘An exemplary narrative history and a fascinating tale of science, love and survival’ * MARK HONIGSBAUM, author of ‘The Fever Trail’ *
‘Epic romance, set against a vivid backdrop of discovery…a potent mix of love and science’
– YOU magazine‘A remarkable story that suggests a cross between Dava Sobel’s Longitude and an account of the Lewis and Clark expedition…breathtaking’
– WASHINGTON TIMES‘This epic tale of love and scientific truth has a Marquez-ian lushness’
– MELBOURNE AGE‘The subhead - “a true tale of love, murder and survival in the Amazon” - sets the mood for this adventure and Whitaker delivers in spades. The publishers could have added “intrigue, heartache and girl power in 18th century Peru” and still undersold the story…there has to be a movie in it!’ – WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN‘Riveting…This is really two books in one, suited for fans of Dava Sobel’s bestseller Longitude who also appreciate a dash of romance and suspense in their historical scientific fare’ – ATLANTA JOURNALAbout The Author
Robert Whitaker
Robert Whitaker is a science journalist and the author of the much-acclaimed Mad in America. He has won the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association of Science Writers’ Award for best magazine article. He was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Robert Whitaker’s long fascination with South America began in the late 1970s, when he built and lived in a bamboo hut on the Ecuadorian coast. He now lives and writes in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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