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100 1 _aBarbara W. Tuchman
245 1 _aA Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
260 _bAlfred a Knopf
300 _a720 pages
520 _aThe author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other novels are "The Proud Tower", "The Zimmermann Telegram" and "Bible and Sword".
650 _aHistory - Europe
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