Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. One of the latter, whose life informs much of tuchmans book, was the french. Barbara tuchman s international bestseller is indeed a distant mirror that subtly evokes astonishing parallels between those turbulent times and our own ominous decades. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. It looked like such a long book, and id heard that it was also a very detailed one, so i knew i would need to pick the right time to read it and that time came at the beginning of april this year. Barbara tuchman s a distant mirror is a fascinating history. Finally realized where i knew the name enguerrand from. Popular history, imaginatively researched, that tells us much of the life and anguish of the fourteenth century, with its wars, social upheavals, and the black death.
Tuchman has written four books about twentiethcentury diplomatic and military history, and has won a pulitzer prize for two of them, which is a remarkable achievement. In 1978, tuchman was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. Barbara w tuchman this is a story of the 14th century, when the whole world seemed to be spinning to its doom, and yet when our modern world was being born. Praise for a distant mirror beautifully written, careful and thorough in its. A distant mirror by barbara tuchman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a distant mirror. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The calamitous 14th century by tuchman, barbara isbn.
With consummate ease, barbara tuchman draws her reader into the sprawling, violent 14th century, making clear at once both the gulf that separates the modern and medieval worlds, and those striking, often ugly, similarities, lodged in the human character, which make that age a mirror of our own humanity. Her other works include bible and sword, the proud tower, stilwell and the american experience in china for which tuchman was awarded a second pulitzer prize, notes from china, a distant mirror. Praise for a distant mirror beautifully written, careful and thorough in its scholarship. The calamitous 14th century by barbara w tuchman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The wertheim family was wealthy and had a tradition of interest in public. Tuchmans national book awardwinning work that connects. Tuchman, including the guns of august, and a distant mirror.
The calamitous 14th century paperback july 12, 1987 by barbara w. Barbara tuchman american author and historian britannica. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As an author, tuchman focused on producing popular history. The title of this book is a distant mirror and it was written by barbara w. Tuchman 19121989 achieved prominence as a historian with the zimmermann telegram and international fame with the guns of august. The calamitous 14th century is a narrative history book by the american historian barbara tuchman, first published by alfred a. Tuchman is, on one level, a seven hundred page encyclopedia of the 14th centurys political, military, religious, social, cultural and economic history. A distant mirror by barbara tuchman a distant mirror. Barbara tuchman was born in new york city on january 30, 1912, the daughter of maurice and alma morganthau wertheim. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. It is extremely dense with informationmany, many names, places, and dates. Search for books advanced search home tuchman, barbara a distant mirror this copy of a distant mirror.
Barbara tuchman s the guns of august is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when britain went to war. Barbara wertheim tuchman, center for the book, authors league of america 1980. Tuchman has 26 books on goodreads with 303985 ratings. Historically, the british were drawn to the holy land for two major reasons. The final list included only one scholar who had received regular graduate training and held a ph. The first edition of the novel was published in september 21st 1978, and was written by barbara w.
Tuchman is a firstrate writer, on still another level, the book is a compelling, personalized account of individual men and women living through these. In a distant mirror, barbara tuchman illuminates the dark ages. Great book, but read too fast barbara tuchman is an awesome historian and writer and ive never before read anything like this book. The calamitous 14th century, book a distant mirror. Dj is browned at top edge and slightly edgeworn and has extra folds on the front flap 4 photo sections, two. Tuchman 1987, paperback at the best online prices at. A lecture sponsored by the center for the book in the library of congress and the authors league of america, presented at the library of congress october 17, 1979, library of congress. Very slight signs of age or use to 1978 edition, owners name inside. Tuchmanthe acclaimed author of the pulitzer prizewinning classic the guns of augustonce again marshals her gift for. A distant mirror by tuchman abebooks passion for books. A distant mirror by barbara tuchman, first edition abebooks.
Barbara tuchman clearly has the qualifications needed for undertaking. National book award in history for the first paperback edition of a distant mirror in 1980. The march of folly a distant mirror the guns of august the proud tower by barbara w. A distant mirror barbara tuchman 1978 book club edition. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. During that time, a number of books were mentioned. A distant mirror by barbara tuchman the greatest books. Tuchman then took seven years to research and write a distant mirror. She became the first female president of the american academy of arts and letters in 1979. Tuchmanthe acclaimed author of the pulitzer prizewinning.
Her 1966 book, the proud tower, was the story of the united states and europe before world war i, and her 1978 book, a distant mirror. A distant mirror by tuchman, barbara and a great selection. Here is a quick description and cover image of book a distant mirror. Presentation copy inscribed by tuchman on the halftitle.
Find a distant mirror by tuchman, barbara at biblio. The weight of ink by rachel kadish a distant mirror by barbara tuchman the seaweed chronicles by susan hand shetterly the soul of an octopus by sy montgomery. Dramatically written and ably combining narrative with interpretation, the book has already proven its great appeal, though its relation to our own time of troubles is left discreetly implicit. In 1948 the american historical association conducted a poll to identify the six greatest american historians who were no longer living. The calamitous 14th century bybarbara tuchman 1978 book club edition hardcover. The calamitous 14th century the guns of august 2 complete books by barbara w. Tuchman, pulitzer prizewinning author of the guns of august, comes history through a wideangle lens. Also appearing in a distant mirror are john wycliffe, catherine of siena, geert groote, and charles vi whose monarchy would be marred by bouts of madness. Barbara wertheim tuchman was an american selftrained historian and author and double pulitzer prize winner.
The calamitous 14th century, published in 1978, is a work by american historian barbara tuchman, focusing on life in 14th century europe. Tuchman is a work of nonfiction that was originally published in 1978. The calamitous 14th century, was a view of the era. Tuchman 19121989 achieved prominence as a historian with the zimmermann telegram and international fame with the guns of augusta huge bestseller and winner of the pulitzer prize.
She won the pulitzer prize twice, for the guns of august 1962, a bestselling history of the prelude to and the first month of world war i, and stilwell and the american experience in china 1971, a biography of general joseph stilwell. It was published by alfred a knopf inc and has a total of 720 pages in the book. If you have any questions or would like more pictures please feel free to ask shipped with usps media mail. Tuchman, whose skill at writing histories of men at war and on the brink of war won her two pulitzer prizes, died of complications of a stroke yesterday afternoon at greenwich conn. Condition is good, the dust jacket has a tear on the front cover shown in picture.
Tuchman is, on one level, a seven hundred page encyclopedia. The calamitous 14th century by tuchman, barbara w and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A distant mirror by barbara tuchman, first edition. She became best known for the guns of august 1962, a history of the prelude and first month of world war i. The proud tower and the zimmerman telegram are published by penguin.
Jun 24, 2018 i tend not to read nonfiction very often, but barbara w tuchmans 1978 history of the 14th century, a distant mirror, is one ive been intending to read for years. Tuchmanthe acclaimed author of the pulitzer prizewinning classic the guns of augustonce again marshals her gift for character, history, and sparkling prose to compose an astonishing portrait of medieval europe. We are still spending the beginning of our meetings taking care of minor technical issues, but got in a solid 30 minutes. The calamitous 14th century by barbara tuchman 1978 book club edition hardcover. Tuchman is an american historian who aims to draw connections between the 14th and 20th centuries.
This book abounds in the same elements that have made her previous. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In her preface she makes clear that she is interested in comparing the 14th century in europe a time of war, disease, social and economic dislocation, and general demoralization with the two 20th century decades before the book s publication. Tuchman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feb, 2020 tuchman then took seven years to research and write a distant mirror. Her description of medieval daily life, the role of the church, the influence of the great plagues, and the social and political conventions that make this period of history so engrossing, are carefully woven into an integrated narrative that sweeps the reader along. The pulitzer prizewinning classic about the outbreak of world war i by barbara w. January 30, 1912 february 6, 1989 was an american historian and author. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 677 pages and is available in paperback format. I bought the kindle version in order to reread it in parts. The calamitous 14th century by barbara tuchman or read online a distant mirror. Dramatically written and ably combining narrative with interpretation, the book has already proven its. In the 20th century, tuchmans focus is largely on world war i.
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