A review by dustytiger29
The Map That Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of a Science by Simon Winchester

adventurous informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

3.5

It was a little baffling that the whole narrative was exposed within the first chapter. Had this not happened I would have enjoyed the book much more than I did. The actual story of William Smith was interesting and informative and it was reasonably enjoyable following the finer details of what was introduced at the beginning of the book. 
I would consider that I have a solid vocabulary but Winchester at times includes words that I feel I have never encountered and that I cannot decipher their meaning from their context. I guess I should use this as an opportunity to improve my vocab.