Mirage by Nina Burleigh
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of 30,000 soldiers into Egypt. But along with this show of military might, Napoleon also brought along an intellectual corps: 151 of Europe's greatest scientists, mathematicians, engineers and artists. More than half of the group would not make it back home, felled by the ravages of war or disease. But those who survived made remarkable discoveries and re-introduced the world to one of history's greatest cultures.
In Mirage, Nina Burleigh brings to life Egypt's first archeological expedition. Braving hunger, hardship and disease, Napoleon's "savants" discovered the Rosetta Stone, which decoded the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt, explored the Great Pyramids, and ultimately produced The Description of Egypt, an ambitious encyclopedia that would influence scientists and historians throughout the 19th Century. Nina Burleigh is a critically acclaimed writer whose books include The Stranger and the Statesman and A Very Private Woman: The Life and Unsolved Murder of Mary Meyer. A noted journalist, her articles have appeared in TIME, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, the New York Observer, Salon, Elle, Mirabella, Redbook, Jane, Spy, Regardie's, Chicago Tribune, George and many other publications. She currently lives in Paris and New York with her husband Erik Freeland, a photographer, and their son Felix."A fascinating read about an extraordinary time and place in world history." -- San Francisco Chronicle
Nina Burleigh is a reporter and author of six prior books, including most recently The Trump Women: Part of the Deal and the New York Times bestseller The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Italian Trials of Amanda Knox, of which Tim Egan wrote: Clear-eyed, sweeping, honest and tough... sets a standard that any of the other chroniclers of this tale have yet to meet. This is what long-form journalism is all about. She most recently covered America under Donald Trump as national politics correspondent at Newsweek. She got her start in journalism covering the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield, IL, and is a fellow of the Explorers Club who has covered stories on six continents.
Burleigh's writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Time, New York, The New York Times Magazine, Slate and Bustle. She has appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, Good Morning America, Nightline, The Today Show, 48 Hours, on MSNBC, CNN and C-Span, NPR, in numerous documentaries, podcasts and radio programs. A former judge for the J. Anthony Lukas prize for nonfiction, Burleigh is an adjunct professor at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her work has been cited in hundreds of scholarly articles.
Burleigh's writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Time, New York, The New York Times Magazine, Slate and Bustle. She has appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, Good Morning America, Nightline, The Today Show, 48 Hours, on MSNBC, CNN and C-Span, NPR, in numerous documentaries, podcasts and radio programs. A former judge for the J. Anthony Lukas prize for nonfiction, Burleigh is an adjunct professor at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her work has been cited in hundreds of scholarly articles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060597689 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060597682 |
| Title | Mirage |
| Author | Nina Burleigh |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2008-12-09 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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