The Great Plague: A People's History

The Great Plague: A People's History image
ISBN-10:

0300206208

ISBN-13:

9780300206203

Author(s): Lord, Evelyn
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Format: Printed Access Code
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Description:

In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague’s effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord’s fascinating reconstruction of life during plague times presents the personal experiences of a wide range of individuals, from historical notables Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton to common folk who tilled the land and ran the shops. She brings this dark era to vivid life through stories of loss and survival from those who grieved, those who fled, and those who hid to await their fate.  











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