MicroHistory: Ideas and inventions that made the modern world.

by David A. Fryxell

"Microhistory" is defined as "a study or account of the history of a very specific subject." Books classified as "microhistory" have explored the origins and effects of everything from cod to the pencil, bananas to zero. This book similarly samples the stories behind the ideas and inventions that made the modern world. Rather than focus an entire book on one topic, however, MicroHistory ranges widely from the secret history of bacon to the invention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1081188057
• ISBN13: 9781081188054
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"