Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned - Hardcover

Davis, Kenneth C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688103324 ISBN 13: 9780688103323

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1992

Synopsis

The author of Don't Know Much about History 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. 150,000 first printing. $115,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Review:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0688103324
• ISBN 13: 9780688103323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384