#1699: Sam Winchester "Land" | The Book Show

February 09, 2021 00:27:34
#1699: Sam Winchester "Land" | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1699: Sam Winchester "Land" | The Book Show

Feb 09 2021 | 00:27:34

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Show Notes

This week on The Book Show, Author Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing – and have done – with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. His new book is Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.

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