Cleopatra's Nose
Essays on the Unexpected
$30.28
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 March 1996
Summary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra’s nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679755180 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679755187 |
| Author: | Daniel J. Boorstin |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 1996 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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About The Author
Daniel J. Boorstin
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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