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Map That Changed the World, The Written By - Simon Winchester Narrated By - Simon Winchester Published By : Harper Collins US Runtime : 10 hours Categories : Historical Biographical Price : $39.95 $21.95 Buy Now... From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of the father of modern geology. In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the fossils found in one layer of the rocks he was excavating were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany: that by following these fossils one could trace layers of rocks as they dipped, rose and fell -- clear across England and clear across the world. Obsessed with creating a map that would showcase his discovery, Smith spent the next twenty years traveling England alone, studying rock outcroppings and gathering information. In 1815 he published a hand-painted map more than eight feet tall and six feet wide. But four years later, swindled out of his profits, Smith ended up in debtors' prison. His wife went mad. He lived as a homeless man for ten long years. Eventually a kindly aristocrat discovered him; Smith, the quiet genius and 'father of geology' was brought back to London and showered with the honors that he rightly deserved. Here now is his astounding story. Other titles you may be interested in Telling Tales Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 10 minutes Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama Comedy Historical Price : $18.49 Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... More info... Plutarch - Greek Lives Written By - Plutarch Narrated By - Nicholas Farrell with Steve Hodson Published By : Select Music & Distribution Runtime : 7 hours 30 minutes Categories : Classic Literature Historical Ancient Biographical Price : $27.25 Plutarch's unique insight into the great men of the Ancient World through his biographies. More info... Talking of History Number 2: Cardinal Wolsey Written By - Berwick Coates Narrated By - Berwick Coates Published By : Berwick Coates Runtime : 47 minutes Categories : Pre 1900 British Politics Historical Biographical Price : $8.49 CARDINAL WOLSEY... The Last Great Medieval Minister...‘Built Hampton Court, didn`t he?’... More info... Captured, The: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier Written By - Scott Zesch Narrated By - Grover Gardner Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc Runtime : 10 hours Categories : Historical Price : $34.95 $23.95 Based on the life experiences of his great-great-great-uncle and his extensive research, Scott Zesch paints a vivid portrait of life on the Texas frontier in The Captured and offers one of the few ... More info... Last Voyage Of Columbus, The Written By - Martin Dugard Narrated By - Simon Jones Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 6 hours Categories : Adventurers & Explorers Historical World Pre 1900 Biographical Price : $29.98 $20.99 The epic, never-before-told story of Columbus’s final, and perhaps greatest journey. More info...