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Author: National Geographic Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426216165 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 306
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This vivid, engrossing book reveals the fascinating stories behind the objects in your world, what you wear, what you eat, what entertains you, and more. Discover the history behind the world's tallest skyscrapers, find out when people first started drinking caffeine and why it wakes us up, and learn how GPS came to be. For those who loved the first installment of An Uncommon History of Common Things come even more short entries illustrated by full color photos. These incorporate quirky anecdotes about the history of everyday objects, including the personalities and pitfalls along the path to innovation and unusual facts behind things we frequently see and use. Smart, surprising, and informative, this book is the ultimate resource for history and trivia buffs alike. Dive into these entertaining pages and let your curiosity to run wild!
Author: National Geographic Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426216165 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
This vivid, engrossing book reveals the fascinating stories behind the objects in your world, what you wear, what you eat, what entertains you, and more. Discover the history behind the world's tallest skyscrapers, find out when people first started drinking caffeine and why it wakes us up, and learn how GPS came to be. For those who loved the first installment of An Uncommon History of Common Things come even more short entries illustrated by full color photos. These incorporate quirky anecdotes about the history of everyday objects, including the personalities and pitfalls along the path to innovation and unusual facts behind things we frequently see and use. Smart, surprising, and informative, this book is the ultimate resource for history and trivia buffs alike. Dive into these entertaining pages and let your curiosity to run wild!
Author: Henry Stevens Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780332039305 Category : Languages : en Pages : 378
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Excerpt from Historical Nuggets, Vol. 2: Bibliotheca Americana, or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America Abat (jean baptiste). Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de i'amerique. Contenant l'histoire N aturelle de ces Pays, l'origine, les Moeurs, la Religion 8: le Gouvernement des Habitans anciens modernes: Les Guerres les Evenemens finguliers qui y font arrivez pendant le long féjour que i'au teur y a fait. Le Commerce et les Manufactures qui font établies, 87. Les moyens de les augmenter. Avec une Defcription exaéte curieufe de toutes ces Ines. Ouvrage enrichi d'un grand nombre de Cartes, Plans, Sc Figures en Taille - douce. A La Haye, P. Husson, etc. M.DCC.XXIV. Six Volumes. Tome Premier. 15 prel. Leaves; viz. Collective title, Title, Table des Chapitres, and Preface. Text 504 Map at p. 1 and plates at pp. 45, 75, 200, 269, 297, 312, 315, 343, 376, 379, 380, 402, 432, 475. Tome Second. 4 prel. Leaves, and 576 pp. Plates at pp. 9, 12, 15, 29, 39, 46, 48, 54, 200, 212, 251, 257, 326, 349, 379, 380, 553. Tome Troisieme. 3 prel. Leaves, and 528 pp. Plates at pp. 21, 32, 57, 63, 65 68 (2 69, 74, 79, 86, 93, 98, 104, 109, 114, 116, 132, 178, 181, 222, 223, 234, 246, 255, 275, 278, 333. Tome Quatriéme. 4 prel. Leaves, and 539 pp. Plates at pp. 36, 37, 54, 59, 202, 203, 207, 346, 356, 387, 420, 504, 510. Tome Cinquiéme. 4 pret. Leaves, and 504 pp. Plates at pp. 1, 35, 55, 262, 380. Tome Sixieme. 3 prel. Leaves, and 514 pp. Table des Matieres, 58 pp. Plates at pp. 1, 110, 143, 312, 382, 404, 406. Old calf. 12mo. (ll. 113. 6d. 1613) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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