Dalkey Archive Press
Count of Concord
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9781564784957
ISBN13:
9781564784957
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$15.95
Count of Concord
$15.95
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, was--as Nicholas Delbanco writes--"world famous in his lifetime," yet now he has been "almost wholly forgotten." Like Delbanco himself, Sally Ormsby Thompson Robinson--the narrator of this novel and the Count's fictional, last-surviving relative--is "haunted" by one of history's most fascinating and remarkable figures. On par with Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, Count Rumford was, among many other things, a politician, a spy, a philanthropist, and above all, a scientist. Based on countless historical documents, including letters and essays by Thompson himself, The Count of Concord brings to life the remarkable career of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
| Author: Nicholas Delbanco |
| Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press |
| Publication Date: May 01, 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 478 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1564784959 |
| ISBN-13: 9781564784957 |
