1688: A Global History by John E. Wills Jr.

1688: A Global History

John E. Wills Jr.

352 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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John E. Wills's masterful history ushers us into the worlds of 1688, from the suicidal exaltation of Russian Old Believers to the ravishing voice of the haiku poet Basho. Witness the splendor of the Chinese imperial court as the Kangxi emperor pub...

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