The Black Death: A History From Beginning to End
Publisher: Hourly History 2016
Number of pages: 45
Description:
Sweeping across the known world with unchecked devastation, the Black Death claimed between 75 million and 200 million lives in four short years. In this engaging and well-researched book, the trajectory of the plague's march west across Eurasia and the cause of the great pandemic is thoroughly explored.
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