1847: A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity and Savagery

By Turtle Bunbury

1847 unfolds through 36 global stories of ambition, struggle, invention, and migration toward a modern world.

Bursting with all manner of human life and endeavor, here are 36 true stories that took place around the world in 1847. From American explorers to show-stopping entertainers like Lola Montez and General Tom Thumb; from the famine-starved Irish to persecuted German emigrants; the ivory-tinkling genius of Liszt and Mendelssohn to the horse-bound Comanche warriors of the Texan plains; from American opium magnates in China to the Irish soldiers who fought for Mexico; and from ground-breaking inventors to the Arctic explorers and Australian settlers who pushed against the frontiers of the known world. 1847 is a rich and stirring portrait of a chaotic world surging towards the modern age.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0717168344
• ISBN13: 9780717168347
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"