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Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses - Tapa dura

Castor, Helen

 
9780007148080: Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses
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ISBN 10: 0007148089 ISBN 13: 9780007148080
Editorial: HARPERCOLLINS EXPORTS, 2006

Sinopsis

The lives and fortunes of the members of the Paston family during England's devastating War of the Roses are revealed in an intriguing family portrait based on a rare series of letters that follow the family as they work their way up in the world from simple farmers to landed gentry. 25,000 first printing.

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Críticas

"Dynamic... Persuasive. The tensions and affections binding the family shine across the centuries." -- Boston Globe

"Castor has brought the Paston family to life in an accessible and fluid narrative."--Library Journal

"Dynamic... Persuasive... The tensions and affections binding the family shine across the centuries."--Boston Globe

"A master of every weapon in the modern historian's arsenal... Castor has made the whole century live again ."--New York Times Book Review

"Beautifully paced and splendidly retold, Castor's tale... is popular history at its best."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Reseña del editor

The lives and fortunes of the members of the Paston family during England's devastating War of the Roses are revealed in an intriguing family portrait based on a rare series of letters that follow the family as they work their way up in the world from simple farmers to landed gentry. 25,000 first printing.

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Editorial
HARPERCOLLINS EXPORTS
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0007148089
ISBN 13 
9780007148080
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
426
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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