A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps Classic along with bonus conceptual sketches

along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout

Powerful and provocative

baking a gingerbread Death Star or sledding with Han Solo

After their run-in with the mad taxidermist Edogai

With black-and-white images throughout

A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps Classic along with bonus conceptual sketches#1 International Bestseller Every border tells a surprising story in this uncommonly enlightening history that will change the way you understand the world A novel and fascinating perspective on world history.Bill Bryson By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct Countries A single boundary might, upon closer inspection, reveal eons of historyfrom epic tales of conquest, treaties, and