Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

by Simon Winchester

Book Overview

"In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester's previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide."--Boston Globe

The author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property--bought, earned, or received; in Europe, Africa, North America, or the South Pacific--through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062938339
• ISBN13: 9780062938336
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.4"