The Black Death
- ISBN-10
- 0313324921
- ISBN-13
- 9780313324925
- Series
- The Black Death
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Joseph Patrick Byrne
Description
An ideal introduction and guide to the greatest natural disaster to ever curse humanity, replete with illustrations, biographical sketches, and primary documents. Presents medieval and modern perspectives of this disturbing yet fascinating tragic historical episode.
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