John Kelly

The Great Mortality

An Intimate History of the Black Death. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 384 Seiten
ISBN 0007150709
EAN 9780007150700
Veröffentlicht Januar 2006
Verlag/Hersteller HarperCollins Publishers
14,50 inkl. MwSt.
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Beschreibung

A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst human disasters in history.

Portrait

John Kelly has been writing about science, medicine and human behaviour for more than 20 years, and has an MA in European history from New York University. He is the author of nine previous books. He lives in New York.

Pressestimmen

'Kelly is a fair-minded and reliable guide, with a gift for providing racy and vivid background for those who know nothing of the Middle Ages.' Independent on Sunday 'There has never been a better researched, better written or more engaging account of the worst epidemic the world has ever known than this.' Simon Winchester, author of 'The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa' 'Kelly approaches the story of the greatest tragedy in history like a forensic detective who must first recreate the life of the victims before examining their deaths. While writing with a keen eye for the telling details of the past, Kelly's book might also be a warning about our own future.' Jack Weatherford, author of 'Genghis Khan'

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