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The discoverers

Title:

The discoverers

Author:

Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004.

ISBN:

9780394726250

Personal Author:

Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004.

Edition:

1st Vintage Book ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Vintage Books, 1985, c1983.

Physical Description:

xvi, 745 p. ; 21 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Subject Term:

Civilization -- History.

Discoveries in geography.

Science -- History.

Civilisation -- Histoire.

Dâecouvertes gâeographiques.

Sciences -- Histoire.

Added Corporate Author:

Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress)

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0601/84040056-d.html

Copies:

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168020379802	909 B724D 1983	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Summary

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

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