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Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Rumford, James
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In 1802, Jean-Francois Champollion was eleven years old. That year, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. Champollion's dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past, and he dedicated the next twenty years to the challenge. James Rumford introduces the remarkable man who deciphered the ancient Egyptian script and fulfilled a lifelong dream in the process. Stunning watercolors bring Champollion's adventure to life in a story that challenges the mind and touches the ...

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Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs 2003, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA

ISBN-13: 9780618333455

Trade paperback

Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs 2000, Harcourt Brace and Company, Boston, MA

ISBN-13: 9780395979341

Hardcover