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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

5.0

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A Distant Mirror, by Barbara Tuchman, is more than a history of the 14th Century. It's an examination of a time and place with the benefit of hindsight, told through picking out the thread of one man's life. This is an endlessly fascinating work about medieval Europe. What lasts through the ages? Clearly contemporaries are no judge. Perhaps it's the strength of the human spirit? Highly recommended.