Article 70E3R The long and surprising history of rope

The long and surprising history of rope

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editors@theworld.org (Jenna Gadbois)
from The World: Latest Stories on (#70E3R)

Author Tim Queeney has a new book out, "Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization," that delves into the ways rope has been used - for good and ill - through human history. He tells Host Carolyn Beeler that this global story is both magnificent and very dark.

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