Forge of empires, 1861-1871 : three revolutionary statesmen and the world they made / Michael Knox Beran.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Beran, Michael Knox.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Influence.
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
• Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Influence.
• Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-1881--Influence.
• Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-1881.
• Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898.
• Statesmen--History--19th century.
• Statesmen.
• History.
• United States--History--1849-1877.
• United States.
• Germany--History--1848-1870.
• Germany.
• Russia--History--Alexander II, 1855-1881.
• Russia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 477 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Free Press hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Free Press, 2007.

Summary:

Writing with the sweep of a Tolstoyan novel and the cinematic excitement of a Hollywood epic, acclaimed author Beran brings to life a compelling cast of characters who have ushered in or witnessed the events of the revolutionary decade, 1861-1870. Illustrated.

Contents:

• Prologue: Three Deaths 1
• Part 1 Into the Pit 9
• Part 2 The Revolutions at Their Height 171
• Part 3 Freedom and Terror 281
• Epilogue: The Ordeal of Liberty 366.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-458) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780743270694
• 074327069X

OCLC:

85162146

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