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Dalkey Archive Press Count of Concord by Author Nicholas Delbanco
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Was-As Nicholas Delbanco Writes-"World Famous In His Lifetime," Yet Now He Has Been "Almost Wholly Forgotten." Like Delbanco Himself, Sally Ormsby Thompson Robinson-The Narrator Of This Novel And The Count'S Fictional, Last-Surviving Relative-Is "Haunted" By One Of History'S Most Fascinating And Remarkable Figures. On Par With Thomas Jefferson And Benjamin Franklin, Count Rumford Was, Among Many Other Things, A Politician, A Spy, A Philanthropist, And Above All, A Scientist. Based On Countless Historical Documents, Including Letters And Essays By Thompson Himself, The Count Of Concord Brings To Life The Remarkable Career Of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.