{"product_id":"the-black-death-philip-ziegler-9780061718984","title":"The Black Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As exciting and readable an account as you could wish.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - Bill Bryson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/em\u003e vividly and comprehensively brings to light the full horror of this uniquely catastrophic event that hastened the disintegration of an age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of natural disasters in the Orient during the fourteenth century brought about the most devastating period of death and destruction in European history. The epidemic killed one-third of Europe's people over a period of three years, and the resulting social and economic upheaval was on a scale unparalleled in all of recorded history. Synthesizing the records of contemporary chroniclers and the work of later historians, Philip Ziegler offers a critically acclaimed overview of this crucial epoch in a single masterly volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006171898X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061718984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Philip Ziegler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048312172799,"sku":"9780061718984","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0d75b80-aebe-4653-bdd8-1738abc6dc7f.jpg?v=1684995090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-death-philip-ziegler-9780061718984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}