{"product_id":"the-black-death-philip-ziegler-paperback","title":"The Black Death -- Philip Ziegler, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As exciting and readable an account as you could\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nwish.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - Bill Bryson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\nfourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and\n\ndestruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe's\n\npeople over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic\n\nupheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing\n\nthe records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians, Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a\n\nsingle masterly volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philip Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/7\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\" H x 5.2\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780061718984\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67440968433968,"sku":"9780061718984","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780061718984.jpg?v=1785770979","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-black-death-philip-ziegler-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}