{"product_id":"libertas-sasa-fegic-9798266650411","title":"Libertas: The Pearl Among States: War, Trade, and Ghosts of a Vanished Republic: A Chronicle of Dubrovnik's Noble Houses and Their Golden Era (1358-18","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibertas: The Pearl Among States\u003c\/b\u003e is the sweeping, cinematic history of Dubrovnik - the Republic of Ragusa - a tiny but fiercely independent city-state that thrived for centuries on the Adriatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the marble streets of its walled city to the galleys that sailed from Gruz to Alexandria and London, this book tells the story of how Dubrovnik balanced on the knife-edge between Venice and the Ottomans, survived plagues, sieges, and the great earthquake of 1667, and built a legacy of diplomacy, trade, and freedom that endured until Napoleon's troops lowered the banner of St. Blaise in 1808.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart political drama, part family saga, part naval adventure, \u003ci\u003eLibertas\u003c\/i\u003e brings the Republic to life through vivid storytelling: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCouncil chambers and banquets\u003c\/b\u003e where patrician houses schemed and forged alliances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSea chases and storms\u003c\/b\u003e as Ragusan captains risked everything to protect their cargo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomances and forbidden loves\u003c\/b\u003e that defied the rigid codes of patrician society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoments of tragedy and resilience\u003c\/b\u003e - from the 1667 earthquake to the final days under French rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a city that refused to bow, a place where the idea of liberty was carved into the very gates: \u003ci\u003eNon bene pro toto libertas venditur auro\u003c\/i\u003e - \"Liberty is not well sold for all the gold in the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a lover of history, a sailor at heart, or a traveler who has walked the Stradun and wondered what these walls have seen - this book is your invitation into Dubrovnik's secret past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasa Fegic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798266650411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Sasa Fegic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997148033279,"sku":"9798266650411","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67935d15-4b28-4a4f-b155-7aa9912af93e.jpg?v=1786490816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/libertas-sasa-fegic-9798266650411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}