Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Burleigh, Nina

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Binding
Paperback
Product Group
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Weight
0 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780060597689
Book Title
Mirage : Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
80 in
Author
Nina Burleigh
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Archaeology, Modern / 18th Century, Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Ancient / Egypt, Historical, Military, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Width
5.3 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060597682
ISBN-13
9780060597689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65635810

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Book Title
Mirage : Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Modern / 18th Century, Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Ancient / Egypt, Historical, Military, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Nina Burleigh
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
80 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Burleigh spotlights the Indiana Jones-esque scientists who joined Napoleon's Egyptian invasion during the late 18th century., "Burleigh spotlights the Indiana Jones-esque scientists who joined Napoleon's Egyptian invasion during the late 18th century." (People), "With an easy style and an eye for striking detail, Burleigh concentrates on 151 French scientists, scholars and students who joined the expedition, tempted by hero worship of Napoleon and the prospect of scientific adventure." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Burleigh spotlights the Indiana Jones-esque scientists who joined Napoleon's Egyptian invasion during the late 18th century." -- People, With an easy style and an eye for striking detail, Burleigh concentrates on 151 French scientists, scholars and students who joined the expedition, tempted by hero worship of Napoleon and the prospect of scientific adventure.
Synopsis
Two hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, doctors, and scientists--even a poet and a musicologist--traveled to the Nile Valley under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte and his invading army. Hazarding hunger, hardship, uncertainty, and disease, Napoleon's "savants" risked their lives in pursuit of discovery. The first large-scale interaction between Europeans and Muslims in the modern era, the audacious expedition was both a triumph and a disaster, resulting in finds of immense historical and scientific importance (including the ruins of the colossal pyramids and the Rosetta Stone) and in countless tragic deaths through plague, privation, madness, or violence. Acclaimed journalist Nina Burleigh brings readers back to the landmark adventure at the dawn of the modern era that ultimately revealed the deepest secrets of ancient Egypt to a curious continent.

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  • by dodociqsette
    Jan 16, 2024

    very informative

    It is something unfound until now. Much needed history about Egypt. I bought two more to give my friends

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