A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, Book 1

A Distant Mirror #1

by Barbara W. Tuchman

The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.

Genres: History

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, historian, won a Pulitzer Prize for The Guns of August (1962) and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971).

As an author, Tuchman focused on popular production. Her clear, dramatic storytelling covered topics as diverse as the 14th century and World War I and sold millions of copies.

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Reviews

[Koen Vandecaveye · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is for sure a tour de force, but in the end the length and pace and extensive background suits history students more than the average reader interested in history.