Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations Tapa blanda - 1991

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Granta Books. 1991 Granta Books first edition first printing paperback; very good clean copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition.. 1991.

Penguin Books / Granta, 1991. Book Club. fine. 1st Granta trade 1991 paperback fine ition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

London England: Penguin Books / Granta. Paperback Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations Simon Schama, the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches" and "Citizens", sets out to tell the history of two certainties, of two deaths. In discussing the "speculations" surrounding them, he finds himself involved in a history he cannot classify - the unpredictable history of stories. On 13 September 1759, General James Wolfe, having led the British troops up the St Lawrence to victory in the Battle of Quebec, died on the Heights of Abraham. Schama examines this death, and how Wolfe was made to die again - through the spectacular painting by Benjamin West, and through the writings of the 19th-century historian Francis Parkman. Schama's second death concerns Parkman's uncle, George Parkman of Harvard Medical College, who disappeared in 1849 in mysterious circumstances and who was rumoured to have been murdered by a colleague. Through these incidents, Schama sheds light on… Leer más

see notes for publisher info, January 1991. Trade Paperback . Used Good/Good. Dust Jacket has some edge and corner wear, some scuffing, but still intact. Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Some signs of previous ownership - however - book has never been read. DJ has tanning on the front, back and spine. Slight crinkle on tail of DJ. Pages clean, crisp and bright. Simon Schama's latest book is both history and literature of immense stylishness and ambition. But Dead Certainties goes beyond these more conventional histories to address the deeper enigmas that confront a student of the past. In order to do so, Schama reconstructs -- and at times reinvents -- two ambiguous deaths: the first, that of General James Wolfe at the battle of Quebec in 1759; the second, in 1849, that of George Parkman, an eccentric Boston brahmin whose murder by an impecunious Harvard professor in 1849 was a grisly reproach to the moral sanctity of his society. Out of these stories -- with all of their bizarre coincidences and contradictions -- Schama creates a dazzling and supremely vital work of historical imagination. 1991. U4.

Penguin Books / Granta, 1991-05-30. Paperback. Like New. 3.3974 cent in x 19.7850 cent in x 13.3898 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket + owners name - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

London: Granta Books. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 333 pp. .

London: Granta Publications, 1991. 333pp. Pub. compliments slip loosely inserted. Illustrated end-papers. 1st Granta edition. hard back. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Granata Books, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New/Like New. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£15.99 price intact). Published by Granata Books, 1991. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in white with illustrated endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 333 pages. ISBN: 9780140142303. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!