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| Named Person: | William Smith; William Smith |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Simon Winchester; Soun Vannithone |
| ISBN: | 0060193611 9780060193614 |
| OCLC Number: | 45799894 |
| Description: | xix, 329 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Escape on the Northbound stage -- Land awakening from sleep -- Mystery of the Chedworth bun -- Duke and the Baronet's widow -- Light in the underworld -- Slicing of Somerset -- View from York Minster -- Notes from the swan -- Dictator in the drawing room -- Great map conceived -- Jurassic interlude -- Map that changed the world -- Ungentlemanly act -- Sale of the century -- Wrath of Leviathan -- Lost and found man -- All honor to the doctor. |
| Responsibility: | Simon Winchester ; [illustrations by Soun Vannithone]. |
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