The Devil's Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy by Frances Stonor Saunders

The Devil's Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy

Frances Stonor Saunders

416 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced
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A vibrant history of Italy in the cataclysmic fourteenth century as seen through the life of a brilliant military strategist and bandit lordAt the dawn of the Renaissance, hordes of mercenaries swooped down on the opulent city-states of Italy and ...

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