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Rome Antics
by Macaulay, David
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour through Rome. As we follow the path of this somewhat wayward bird, we discover that Rome is a place where past and present live side by side. It is a city that has been recycling itself for two thousand years, but unlike a museum, Rome displays its remarkable history without respect for chronology. A new electric bus travels over cobblestone streets just ten feet above the floor of an ancient stadium. Inscriptions from tombs and temples share wall space with neon. Every time a corner is turned there is a surprise, just as every turn of the page brings a new perspective. This juxtaposition of ancient and modern, as seen with David Macaulay's ingenious vision, gives the reader an imaginative and informative journey through this wondrous city.
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- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03FLU
- Title
- Rome Antics
- Author
- Macaulay, David
- Illustrator
- David Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 80
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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