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The Thorn of the Honey Locust: The Chronicle of an Eighteenth-century Musician
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Geoffrey Burgess spins a tale of the mundane and the extraordinary in Germany at the dawn of the Age of Reason. Based on extensive research, The Thorn of the Honey Locust is shot through with intriguing glimpses of scientific experiments, botanical discoveries, and the musical practices of the time. It is the story of how the thorns of an American tree came to symbolize the unsettling antagonisms between father and son.
Geoffrey Burgess spins a tale of the mundane and the extraordinary in Germany at the dawn of the Age of Reason. Based on extensive research, The Thorn of the Honey Locust is shot through with intriguing glimpses of scientific experiments, botanical discoveries, and the musical practices of the time. It is the story of how the thorns of an American tree came to symbolize the unsettling antagonisms between father and son.
Paperback
$30.00