The swerve : how the world became modern
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa Public Library - NONFICTION | 940.2 GRE | On Shelf | |
| Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION | 940.2 GRE | On Shelf | |
| Kent Denver Upper School - NONFICTION | 940.2 Gre | On Shelf | |
| La Veta Regional Library District - NONFICTION | SCIENCE Gre | On Shelf | |
| Lamar Public Library (C426) - NONFICTION | 940.21 GREENB STEPHE | On Shelf |
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356 pages ;[8]pages of plates; color illustrations, color facsimiles, color plotos.; 25cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In the winter of 1417, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties plucked a very old manuscript off a dusty shelf in a remote monastery, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. He was Poggio Bracciolini, the greatest book hunter of the Renaissance. His discovery, Lucretius' ancient poem On the Nature of Things, had been almost entirely lost to history for more than a thousand years. It was a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas and changed the course of history.
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Awards
National Book Award, 2011
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Greenblatt, S. (2011). The swerve: how the world became modern (First edition.). W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943-. 2011. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943-. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern W.W. Norton, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern First edition., W.W. Norton, 2011.
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