The Black Death - A Personal History
(2008)
|
Front Cover |
Book Details |
|
Genre |
Fiction |
Subject |
Black Death - Fiction |
Publication Date |
6/2/2008 |
Format |
Hardcover (9.3
x
6.3
mm)
|
Publisher |
Da Capo Press |
Language |
English |
Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
|
Description |
In this fresh approach to the history of the Black Death, world-renowned scholar John Hatcher re-creates everyday life in a mid-fourteenth century rural English village. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived-and died-during the Black Death (1345-50), Hatcher vividly places the reader directly inside those tumultuous times and describes in fascinating detail the day-to-day existence of people struggling with the tragic effects of the plague. Dramatic scenes portray how contemporaries must have felt and thought about these momentous events: what they knew and didn’t know about the horrors of the disease, what they believed about death and God’s vengeance, and how they tried to make sense of it all despite frantic rumors, frightening tales, and fearful sermons. |
Personal Details |
Store |
History Book Club |
Purchase Price |
$14.24 |
Acquire Date |
9/8/2008 |
Rating |
0 |
|
Product Details |
LoC Classification |
PR6108.A87B57 2008 |
Dewey |
823/.92 |
ISBN |
9780306815713 |
Edition |
Book Club Edition |
Cover Price |
$27.50 |
No. of Pages |
368 |
First Edition |
No |
Rare |
No |
|
|