Peter The Great: His Life And World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A monumental work of narrative biography, Peter the Great: His Life and World chronicles the extraordinary life of one of history's most transformative rulers, the Russian Tsar who dragged his medieval nation into the modern age through sheer force of will, genius, and brutality. Robert K. Massie presents a sweeping portrait of Peter Alexeyevich — a towering, restless giant of a man who built a navy from scratch, founded a glittering new capital on a swamp, and waged decades of war to secure Russia's place among the great European powers. Written with the propulsive energy of a novel yet grounded in meticulous historical research, the narrative illuminates not only Peter's volcanic personality but also the vast, complex world of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe that both shaped and was reshaped by him. Massie masterfully illustrates how Peter's relentless drive to modernize Russia — through his legendary Grand Embassy to the West, his brutal suppression of the Streltsy rebellion, and his decisive victory over Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava — permanently altered the course of world history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this landmark work remains the definitive English-language account of one of the most compelling and consequential figures who ever lived.
Author: Robert K. Massie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Hutchinson of Australia in conjunction with Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A monumental work of narrative biography, Peter the Great: His Life and World chronicles the extraordinary life of one of history's most transformative rulers, the Russian Tsar who dragged his medieval nation into the modern age through sheer force of will, genius, and brutality. Robert K. Massie presents a sweeping portrait of Peter Alexeyevich — a towering, restless giant of a man who built a navy from scratch, founded a glittering new capital on a swamp, and waged decades of war to secure Russia's place among the great European powers. Written with the propulsive energy of a novel yet grounded in meticulous historical research, the narrative illuminates not only Peter's volcanic personality but also the vast, complex world of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe that both shaped and was reshaped by him. Massie masterfully illustrates how Peter's relentless drive to modernize Russia — through his legendary Grand Embassy to the West, his brutal suppression of the Streltsy rebellion, and his decisive victory over Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava — permanently altered the course of world history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this landmark work remains the definitive English-language account of one of the most compelling and consequential figures who ever lived.