The twelfth-century bishop Otto of Freising was the outstanding historian of his century. "The Two Cities" was his masterwork, spanning in time from Adam and Eve to the coming of the last days -- which he believed had actually begun. In form and philosophy, it stands as a landmark in medieval historiography. As a brother of the Emperor, Otto had an insider's view on the significant events of his day, including the Investiture Controversy and the Second Crusade. His book records how one man grasped for hope as he felt the ...
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The twelfth-century bishop Otto of Freising was the outstanding historian of his century. "The Two Cities" was his masterwork, spanning in time from Adam and Eve to the coming of the last days -- which he believed had actually begun. In form and philosophy, it stands as a landmark in medieval historiography. As a brother of the Emperor, Otto had an insider's view on the significant events of his day, including the Investiture Controversy and the Second Crusade. His book records how one man grasped for hope as he felt the world dissolving around him.
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Fine in fine, crisp dust jacket. First printing. Hardcover. xii+ 437 pp. with bibliography, index. Color frontispiece and additional illustrations in the text. The definitive biography of one of the world's most famous entertaiment entrepreneurs, P.T. Barnum (1810-1891). Biographre Saxon recounts not only the old, familiar tales surroundinf the notorious "Prince of Humbugs" but, basing the work almost exclusively on promary sources, including diaries, contracts, and some 4000 letters either by or to Barnum, reveals the kaleidoscopic career of the legendary showman in unprecedented detail.
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Very Good jacket. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
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