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1847: A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity and Savagery
Turtle Bunbury
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Description for 1847: A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity and Savagery
Hardcover. Rediscover the events, characters and pioneering spirit that helped create the modern world in 1847, this eclectic collection of events, stories and character portraits. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 292 x 37. Weight in Grams: 750.
Having grown up in an Irish country house built in 1847, historian Turtle Bunbury has long harboured a fascination with that epic year, pitched at the frenetic centre of a momentous century. Here he has assembled 36 stories from around the world that capture the spirit of the age. Bursting with all manner of human life and endeavour, 1847 embraces the tales of the intrepid explorers who charted the Americas to show-stopping entertainers like Lola Montez and General Tom Thumb; the famine-starved Irish to persecuted German emigrants; the ivory-tinkling genius of ... Read more
Having grown up in an Irish country house built in 1847, historian Turtle Bunbury has long harboured a fascination with that epic year, pitched at the frenetic centre of a momentous century. Here he has assembled 36 stories from around the world that capture the spirit of the age. Bursting with all manner of human life and endeavour, 1847 embraces the tales of the intrepid explorers who charted the Americas to show-stopping entertainers like Lola Montez and General Tom Thumb; the famine-starved Irish to persecuted German emigrants; the ivory-tinkling genius of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717168347
SKU
9780717168347
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Turtle Bunbury
Turtle Bunbury is one of Ireland's most acclaimed historians, as well as a television presenter and public speaker. His books include the award-winning, bestselling Vanishing Ireland series and the much-admired The Glorious Madness. He lives in County Carlow, Ireland, with his wife, Ally, and daughters, Jemima and Bay. www.turtlebunbury.com
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