1981, ISBN: 0345298063

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[EAN: 9780345298065], usado, bom estado, [SC: 24.67], [PU: Random House Trade Paperbacks], PULITZER PRIZE WINNER %u2022 An %u201Curgently readable%u201D (Newsweek) biography of the captiv… Meer...

[EAN: 9780345298065], usado, bom estado, [SC: 24.67], [PU: Random House Trade Paperbacks], PULITZER PRIZE WINNER %u2022 An %u201Curgently readable%u201D (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history%u2014from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great %u201CEnthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.%u201D%u2014The New York Times Book Review Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. Robert K. Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend%u2014including his %u201Cincognito%u201D travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter%u2019s friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item., Books<

1981, ISBN: 0345298063

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[EAN: 9780345298065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Trade Paperbacks], PULITZER PRIZE WINNER %u2022 An %u201Curgently readable%u201D (Newsweek) biography of the captivating … Meer...

[EAN: 9780345298065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Trade Paperbacks], PULITZER PRIZE WINNER %u2022 An %u201Curgently readable%u201D (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history%u2014from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great %u201CEnthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.%u201D%u2014The New York Times Book Review Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. Robert K. Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend%u2014including his %u201Cincognito%u201D travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter%u2019s friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item., Books<

1981, ISBN: 9780345298065

New York: Ballantine Books, 1981. 10th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. Tenth printing. Remainder mark, pages toned. 1981 Trade Paperback. 909 pp. "Against the monument… Meer...

New York: Ballantine Books, 1981. 10th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. Tenth printing. Remainder mark, pages toned. 1981 Trade Paperback. 909 pp. "Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great. He brought Russia from the darkness of its own Middle Ages into the Enlightenment and transformed it into the power that has its legacy in the Russia of our own century., Ballantine Books, 1981, 3<

1981, ISBN: 9780345298065

New York: Ballantine, 1981. Early Printing. Paperback. Good only. Spine somewhat cocked. Covers and text moderately worn, with some heavier wear to fore-edge. Binding tight.. Large 8vo.… Meer...

New York: Ballantine, 1981. Early Printing. Paperback. Good only. Spine somewhat cocked. Covers and text moderately worn, with some heavier wear to fore-edge. Binding tight.. Large 8vo. 6 x 9.25 in. xii, 909 pp. Original glossy wrappers. Illustrated with a suite of black & white reproductions, with several maps at rear. From the library of Univ. of Dallas Classics Professor Karl Maurer; virtually unmarked., Ballantine, 1981, 2.5<