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Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most. -- The New York Times Book Review <br><br> Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history. -- Newsweek <br><br> Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity . . . should be the envy of historians and novelists alike. -- Chicago Sun-Times <br> <br> Fascinating . . . an absorbing book. -- The Plain Dealer <br> <br> Exceptional. -- The New Yorker

Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most. --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history. --<i>Newsweek</i> Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity . . . should be the envy of historians and novelists alike. --<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> Fascinating . . . an absorbing book. --<i>The Plain Dealer</i> Exceptional. --<i>The New Yorker</i>

Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most. -- The New York Times Book Review Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history. -- Newsweek Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity . . . should be the envy of historians and novelists alike. -- Chicago Sun-Times Fascinating . . . an absorbing book. -- The Plain Dealer Exceptional. -- The New Yorker

Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most. The New York Times Book Review Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history. Newsweek Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity . . . should be the envy of historians and novelists alike. Chicago Sun-Times Fascinating . . . an absorbing book. The Plain Dealer Exceptional. The New Yorker

“Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history.”—Newsweek “Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity . . . should be the envy of historians and novelists alike.”—Chicago Sun-Times   “Fascinating . . . an absorbing book.”—The Plain Dealer   “Exceptional.”—The New Yorker

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Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Robert K. Massie died in 2019.

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