{"product_id":"the-black-death-isbn-9780061718984","title":"The Black Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“As exciting and readable an account as you could\u003cbr\u003ewish.”  — \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Fascinating.” – Bill Bryson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/em\u003e vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of natural disasters in the Orient during the\u003cbr\u003efourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and\u003cbr\u003edestruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe's\u003cbr\u003epeople over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic\u003cbr\u003eupheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing\u003cbr\u003ethe records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians,\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a\u003cbr\u003esingle masterly volume. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/em\u003e vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“As exciting and readable an account as you could wish.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The clarity and restraint on every page produce a most potent cumulative effect.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Foot, Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . . There’s nothing like reading about people being entombed to put your own problems in perspective.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBill Bryson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A welcome and much needed synthesis. . . . Ziegler writes in a precise and judicious style…illuminating his readers with the full impact of the plague.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887883808997,"sku":"NP9780061718984","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061718984.jpg?v=1730227659","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-black-death-isbn-9780061718984","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}