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An enthralling glimpse into the life of William Smith, a nineteenth-century engineer who became the founding father of modern geology, explores his creation of a lavish map detailing his discovery that rocks are comprised of many different layers amidst the backdrop of his wife's madness and debtors prison. By the author of The Professor and the Madman. 100,000 first printing.
Books by Simon Winchester:
- The River at the Center of the World (2004)
- A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005)
- Krakatoa (2004)
- The Meaning of Everything (2004)
- The Professor and the Madman (1999)
- The Map That Changed the World (2001)
- The Men Who United the States (2013)
- The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (2009)
