Russell Shorto, author of "Descartes' Bones"

 
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Produced by: 
KBOO
Air date: 
Mon, 12/01/2008 - 4:00pm

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Russell Shorto, author of Descartes' Bones. a true story of how the philosopher's remains became a political relic. Russell Shorto is the author of a book on the Dutch origins of New York City: The Island at the Center of the World. He often writes for The New York Times Magazine and GQ.

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