Customer Review: This is by far the best book regarding The Black Death that I have ever read. While it states that it only covers the first few years in Europe the author does an amazing job of providing a solid foundation of the plague's origins. The author provides the information in a logical order and has done... more info
Customer Review: I started this book after having read "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World". I was continuing with a history book because I had so thoroughly enjoyed Weatherford's. What a disappointment. I can't even finish this book. It is full of incidental stories that make you wonder why he's... more info
Customer Review: This is really an excellent book. It goes into more than just the historical background; it places a face on the plague. I would recommend this book in- or outside the classroom!
Customer Review: I read this book when I was in the sixth grade. While I read it for fun, it was also useful later in the year for school. Being an avid disease book reader, this is one of the best. It could have gone in to a tiny bit more detail on the the symptoms, but then again some people can't handle that much... more info
Customer Review: The Black Death is the name commonly given to the plague which arrived in Europe in 1347 and proceeded to ravage the continent with around a third of the population dying as a result. However as the authors show, the 'Black Death' was but the first manifestation in Europe of a cyclic series of... more info
Customer Review: While the book is informative there is absolutely no order to any of it. It makes for difficult reading at best. Try instead The Black Death by Gottried...a truly well written and highly informative book. Also flows in great order!!
Customer Review: We worry about plagues; AIDS is still scary even though it is being treated with considerable success, and the recent (although unfounded) scare about a woman with ebola virus entering Canada made headlines. There may have been bigger plagues before and since, but _The Black Death_ (Tempus... more info
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