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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • An “urgently readable” (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history—from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great
“Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.”—The New York Times Book Review
Against the monumental...
“Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.”—The New York Times Book Review
Against the monumental...
11) Peter the Great
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Publisher
Four winds Press
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.
17) Peter the Great
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Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.
18) Peter the Great
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Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Presents an in-depth biography of the mysterious Russian leader who was responsible for bringing Russia into the modern age.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This sequel to "The Abyssinian" takes place 20 years later, as Jean-Baptistie Poncet finds himself in Isfahan, capital of Persia, practicing medicine in the court of the Shah. Poncet's adventures include a diplomatic duel of wits with Peter the Great to save a friend imprisoned in Russia, and a face-off with the Afghan king, Mahmud.
