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Charting the Sea of Darkness: The Four Voyages of Henry Hudson

Door Donald S. Johnson

Categorie	Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer	#413932-XX23
Titel	Charting the Sea of Darkness: The Four Voyages of Henry Hudson
Auteur	Johnson, Donald S.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London etc. : Kodansha Globe
Jaar van uitgave	1995
ISBN10	156836105X
ISBN13	9781568361055
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, some illustrations in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Long regarded as the most magical of the European dynasties, the Rothschild family today remains one of the most powerful and wealthy in the world. No family in the past two centuries has been so constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life. Here you'll meet characters as lively as you can imagine: Mayer, long-time advisor to Germany's princes, who broke through the barriers of a Frankfurt ghetto and placed his family on the road to wealth and power; Lord Alfred, who maintained a private train, private orchestra (which he conducted), and private circus (of which he was ringmaster); Baron Philippe, who... (Lees verder)se rarefied vintages bear labels created by great artists, among them Picasso, Dali, and Haring; and Kathleen Nica Rothschild de Koenigswarter, the "jazz baroness," in whose arms Charlie Parker died. The family itself has been at the center of some of the most crucial moments in history: the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, the development of the Suez Canal, the introduction of Jews in the House of Lords. Through it all, the Rothschild name has continued to represent the family ideal: a shrewd business and financial sense, activity in the Jewish community and the arts, and an always luxurious-and often eccentric-lifestyle. Nominated for a National Book Award when it was first published in 1962, Frederic Morton's The Rothschllds is here reissued with a new afterword by the author, bringing the tale of this extraordinary family to the present.
Pagina's	284
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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