The Transit of Empire by Jodi A. Byrd

The Transit of Empire

Jodi A. Byrd

294 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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In 1761 and again in 1768, European scientists raced around the world to observe the transit of Venus, a rare astronomical event in which the planet Venus passes in front of the sun. In The Transit of Empire, Jodi A. Byrd explores how indigeneity ...

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