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Gunpowder: The Explosive That Changed the World

Door Jack Kelly

Categorie
Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer
#338619-XF7
Titel
Gunpowder: The Explosive That Changed the World
Auteur
Kelly, Jack
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Atlantic Books
Jaar van uitgave
2003
ISBN10
1843541904
ISBN13
9781843541905
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some b/w photographs and illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting
When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first man-made explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or bombs - neither of which had been thought of yet - their simple mixture of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible. As word of its explosive properties spread from Asia to Europe, from pyrotechnics to battleships, it paved the way for Western exploration, hastened the end of feudalism and the rise of the nation state, and greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution. With dramatic immediacy, journalist Jack Kelly depicts the era in which the 'devil's distillate' rose to conquer the world, and brings to rousing life the eclectic cast of cha... (Lees verder)racters who played a role in its epic story, including Michelangelo, Edward III, Vasco da Gama, Cortez, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel and E. I. DuPont. A must-read for history fans and military buffs alike, Gunpowder brings together a rich terrain of cultures and technological innovations with authoritative research and swashbuckling style.
Pagina's
260
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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