Author: Marit Ann BerntsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Daughters of Jeanne D'Arc
Author: Marit Ann BerntsonA Distant Mirror
Author: Barbara W. TuchmanPublisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0345349571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August *Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street Journal The fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world plunged into chaos and spiritual agony. In this revelatory work, Barbara W. Tuchman examines not only the great rhythms of history but the grain and texture of domestic life: what childhood was like; what marriage meant; how money, taxes, and war dominated the lives of serf, noble, and clergy alike. Granting her subjects their loyalties, treacheries, and guilty passions, Tuchman re-creates the lives of proud cardinals, university scholars, grocers and clerks, saints and mystics, lawyers and mercenaries, and, dominating all, the knight—in all his valor and “furious follies,” a “terrible worm in an iron cocoon.” Praise for A Distant Mirror “Beautifully written, careful and thorough in its scholarship . . . What Ms. Tuchman does superbly is to tell how it was. . . . No one has ever done this better.”—The New York Review of Books “A beautiful, extraordinary book . . . Tuchman at the top of her powers . . . She has done nothing finer.”—The Wall Street Journal “Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . a great book, in a great historical tradition.”—Commentary
Memoirs of Jeanne D'Arc, Surnamed La Pucelle D'Orleans
Author: William Henry IrelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian saints
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Poppy Lady
Author: Heather JohnsonPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399073737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Madame Anna Guérin is the fascinating personality behind the title ‘The Poppy Lady’. Her idea of the ‘Inter-Allied Poppy Day’ gave work to women and children in the devastated areas of France, in addition to offering support for First World War veterans. Born in 1878, she was an early feminist, becoming financially independent. During the First World War, and the immediate years after the Armistice, many people knew of Madame Guérin’s reputation as a selfless fundraiser for French and American charities. Her speeches inspired many people to make generous donations. Having had her name lost in the mists of time, this is the first biography of Madame E. Guérin. The book follows her extraordinary story as ‘The Poppy Lady’, a woman born before her time, but confined to anonymity for too long.
The Trial of Jeanne d'Arc (Routledge Revivals)
Author: W. P. BarrettPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317821335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
First published in 1931, this is the first unabridged English translation of the documents pertaining to the trial of Joan of Arc. The basis of the translation is drawn from an edition of the text published in 1841 by Jules Quicherat, but elements are also derived from a number of the manuscripts originally translated into Latin. As notes were taken daily by several scribes, the text provides important insight into the trial, its chronology and its major players, as well as Joan’s character and intellect. With a detailed introduction and beautiful illustrations, this is a fascinating reissue that will be of value to students of medieval history, particularly those with an interest in medieval hagiography, heresy during the fourteenth century, ecclesiastical law and the practice of Church courts.
France
Author: William Henry HudsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Jezebel's Daughter
Author: Wilkie CollinsPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A Daughter of To-day
Author: Sara Jeannette DuncanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Life and Death of Jeanne Darc, called the Maid
Author: Harriet ParrPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752558032
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You
Author: Hanna JansenPublisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1467765961
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Before one fateful April day, Jeanne lived the life of a typical Rwandan girl. She fought with her little sister, went to school, and teased her brother. Then, in one horrifying night, everything changed. Political troubles unleashed a torrent of violence upon the Tutsi ethnic group. Jeanne’s family, all Tutsis, fled their home and tried desperately to reach safety. They—along with nearly 1 million others—did not survive. The only survivor of her family’s massacre, Jeanne witnessed unspeakable acts. But through courage, wits, and sheer force of will, she survived. Based on a true story, this haunting novel by Jeanne’s adoptive mother makes unforgettably real the events of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as one family experienced it. Jeanne’s story is a tribute to the human spirit and its capacity to heal.