Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt

Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt

<p>Two hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, doctors, and scientistsâ€”even a poet and a musicologistâ€”traveled to the Nile Valley under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte and his invading army. Hazarding hunger, hardship, uncertainty, and disease, Napoleon's "savants" risked their lives in pursuit of discovery. The first large-scale interaction between Europeans and Muslims in the modern era, the audacious expedition was both a triumph and a disaster, resulting in finds of immense historical and scientific importance (including the ruins of the colossal pyramids and the Rosetta Stone) and in countless tragic deaths through plague, privation, madness, or violence.</p><p>Acclaimed journalist Nina Burleigh brings readers back to the landmark adventure at the dawn of the modern era that ultimately revealed the deepest secrets of ancient Egypt to a curious continent.</p>
Country USA
Brand HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer HarperCollins e-books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2009-10-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Brand	HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer	HarperCollins e-books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2009-10-13
Format	Kindle eBook

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