The World Displayed V20: or a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations

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Contributor Bio:  Goldsmith, Oliver Oliver Goldsmith is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska. Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Samuel Samuel Johnson is famous today as the author of the first dictionary of the English language, and as the subject of one of the most famous biographies of all time (by James Boswell). Also known as a poet, critic, journalist, philosopher and editor, he was one of the most celebrated figures of his day. He died in 1709. Contributor Bio:  Smart, Christopher CHRISTOPHER SMART holds degrees from Yale University and Columbia University.