{"product_id":"the-history-of-budapest-skriuwer-com-9798313714738","title":"The History of Budapest: Birth of a Modern Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBudapest Wasn't Born. It Was Forged in Blood and Steam. ♨️\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget pretty postcards of the Danube. \u003cb\u003eThis is the untold story of how three war-torn towns-Buda, Pest, and Óbuda-merged into a rebel city that defied empires.\u003c\/b\u003e Where thermal baths hide Ottoman torture chambers, and coffee houses brewed revolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecrets Unearthed from the Castle Hill: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eRoman soldiers freezing in Aquincum's fort\u003c\/b\u003e-where thermal springs first steamed (Chapter 1)\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eOttoman pashas converting churches to mosques\u003c\/b\u003e-while Jews, Christians, and Muslims traded in secret (Chapter 6)\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003e1848 revolutionaries\u003c\/b\u003e printing manifestos in cellars as Habsburg cannons fired (Chapter 9)\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eThe Chain Bridge's hidden toll\u003c\/b\u003e: Workers paid in blood to unite Buda and Pest (Chapter 12)\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eBlood-soaked cobblestones\u003c\/b\u003e from the 1686 siege that shattered Ottoman rule (Chapter 7)\u003cbr\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eUnification's dirty deal\u003c\/b\u003e: Nobles selling streets to fund Parliament's gold dome (Chapter 20) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My ancestors survived the 1686 siege. Chapter 7's Habsburg brutality and Chapter 15's siege survival tactics left me shaking. Finally, a book that doesn't romanticize our scars.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- László V., Budapest tour guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Imperial Insult That Fueled a Revolution: \u003cp\u003eHabsburg Emperor Franz Joseph sneered after the 1848 uprising: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Skriuwer Com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798313714738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skriuwer Com","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244347244799,"sku":"9798313714738","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58611f29-a46b-49df-94ed-89b7e25588ab.jpg?v=1758135521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-budapest-skriuwer-com-9798313714738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}