Don't Know Much About Geography - Hardcover
Examines the amusing perceptions that people historically have had about the world and the universe, with a look at the world map today and passages from memorable travel writers
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Davis consistently does what your junior high teacher probably didn't; he makes geography amusing and riveting. From early concepts of whether the world was a disk floating in water (Thales) or pear-shaped (Columbus), Davis explains earthquakes, rain forests, Atlantis and whether there are canaries on the Canary Islands. In short, he covers the scientific, physical, and political history of the Earth and does his level best to raise our collective geographic IQ while entertaining us.
From the Publisher:
Who killed the Dead Sea?... Where was the Garden of Eden?... What's so bad about the Badlands?
The author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller Don't Know Much About History now takes us on a fascinating, breathtaking and hilarious grand tour of the planet Earth--opening our eyes and imaginations to a wide, wild, and wonderful world we never knew.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0606061150
- ISBN 13 9780606061155
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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