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Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers by Author and Historian Simon Winchester (Hardback, 2015)

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One of Library Journal s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow. With China on the rise, so, too, are the American cities of the West coast, including Seattle, San Francisco, and the long cluster of towns down the Silicon Valley.Today, the Pacific is ascendant. Its geological history has long transformed us tremendous earthquakes, volcaes, and tsunamis but its human history, from a Western perspective, is quite young, beginning with Magellan s sixteenth-century circumnavigation. It is a natural wonder whose most fascinating history is currently being made.In telling the story of the Pacific, Simon Winchester takes us from the Bering Strait to Cape Horn, the Yangtze River to the Panama Canal, and to the many small islands and archipelagos that lie in between. He observes the fall of a dictator in Manila, visits aboriginals in rthern Queensland, and is jailed in Tierra del Fuego, the land at the end of the world. His journey encompasses a trip down the Alaska Highway, a stop at the isolated Pitcairn Islands, a trek across South Korea and a glimpse of its mysterious rthern neighbor.Winchester s personal experience is vast and his storytelling second to ne. And his historical understanding of the region is formidable, making Pacific a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty, myth, and imagination that is transforming our lives.

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Publisher
Harper
ISBN-10
0062315412
ISBN-13
9780062315410
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216842997

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Author
Author and Historian Simon Winchester
Format
Sewn,Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Type
Textbook

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726g
Height
231mm
Width
163mm

Additional Product Features

Spine
41mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Date of Publication
27/10/2015
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Regional History

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