A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

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2014 · English · Paperback · 29 editions
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'"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." —Commentary

The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.

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Format Paperback
Pages 714 pages
Language English
Published Jan 1, 2014
Publisher Random House
Editions 29 editions
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