Buy The Mapmaker and the Pope - by Ron Messier (Paperback) in United States - Cartnear.com
The Mapmaker and the Pope - by Ron Messier (Paperback)
CTNR805500 09781937937270 CTNR805500$ 15.63 $ 16.45
*Product availability is subject to suppliers inventory
SHIPPING ALL OVER UNITED STATES
100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
EASY 30 DAYSRETURNS & REFUNDS
24/7 CUSTOMER SUPPORT
TRUSTED AND SAFE WEBSITE
100% SECURE CHECKOUT
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: General
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Twin Oaks Press
Age Range: Adult
Author: Ron Messier
Language: English
Book Synopsis
Set in the 10th century Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and France, this is a story of two men from worlds apart, one Christian and one Muslim. They who meet and become lasting friends at the oldest university of the world. The Muslim, Hakeem, is a fictional character based on the historical person Ibn Hawqal who draws amazingly recognizable maps of the lands he travels. How does he learn to do that. More importantly, why? The Christian is Gerbert d'Aurillac, a young monk who becomes a brilliant mathematician and astronomer and creates an abacus and a celestial globe. Both are drawn into the political intrigue of the day. The Muslim becomes a spy for the Fatimid Caliphate; the Christian becomes Pope Sylvester II in 999. Why is the pope untroubled by the angst of Y1K?
