Description
A pulitzer prize-winning study of the Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light.
About the Author
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; The Romanovs: The Final Chapter; Dreadnought; Castles of Steel; and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.
Reviews
Enthralling. As fascinating as a novel and more so than most * New York Times *
Urgently readable... The work of a master of narrative history' * Newsweek *
Exceptional * New Yorker *
Awards
Winner of Pulitzer Prize 1981.
Book Information
ISBN 9781801102773
Author Robert K. Massie
Format Paperback
Page Count 1056
Imprint Apollo
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC