Catherine the Great Portrait of a Woman |
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Author:
| Massie, Robert K. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-5021-0 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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A New York Times Bestseller -- Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Nicholas and Alexandra and Peter the Great Robert K. Massie delivers another masterpiece of narrative biography, the story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. With Massie's mastery of detail, depth of understanding, felicity of style, and rare genius for finding the human drama in extraordinary...
More DescriptionA New York Times Bestseller -- Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Nicholas and Alexandra and Peter the Great Robert K. Massie delivers another masterpiece of narrative biography, the story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. With Massie's mastery of detail, depth of understanding, felicity of style, and rare genius for finding the human drama in extraordinary lives, Catherine the Great is returned to life.