The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
A series of natural disasters in the Orient during the fourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and destruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe's people over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic upheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing the records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians, Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a single masterly volume. The Black Death vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.
Country | USA |
Brand | Harper Perennial |
Manufacturer | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780061718984 |
ReleaseDate | 2009-04-07 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780061718984 |