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Philip Ziegler (Author)

“As exciting and readable an account as you could
wish.” — The Guardian

“Fascinating.” – Bill Bryson

The Black Death vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.

A series of natural disasters in the Orient during the
fourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and
destruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe’s
people over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic
upheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing
the records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians,
Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a
single masterly volume.

Front Jacket

A series of natural disasters in the Orient during the fourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and destruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe’s people over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic upheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing the records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians, Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a single masterly volume. The Black Death vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.

–Choice

Back Jacket

A series of natural disasters in the Orient during the fourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and destruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe’s people over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic upheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing the records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians, Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a single masterly volume. The Black Death vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.

Number of Pages: 336Dimensions: 1 x 7.8 x 5.2 INPublication Date: November 14, 2014