Count of Concord

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 Based on countless historical documents, including letters and essays by Thompson himself, The Count of Concord brings to life the remarkable career of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 05/01/2008
ISBN: 9781564784957
Pages: 478
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/18/2008 pg. 134
Library Journal 03/15/2008 pg. 56