Beyond the Myth - 9780395981382
Un libro in lingua di Brooks Polly Schoyer edito da Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999
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The king was going mad . . . So begins Polly Schoyer Brooks's account of one of history's most compelling stories and one of the world's most popular heroines-Joan of Arc. Brooks tells us of a fifteenth-century France ravaged by war, plague, and religious conflict; of a king who suffered fits of madness and his weak son who made a disappointing successor; and of a peasant girl from the countryside who accomplished what appeared to be miracles by rallying the dispirited French nation with her desire to see the rightful king rule. Little more than a year after her astounding triumphs-uniting the nation and securing the throne for Charles VII with her victory over the English at Orlean-nineteen-year-old Joan was imprisoned on charges of witchcraft and sorcery, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. Polly Schoyer Brooks's detailed narrative unveils the spirited young woman who became a patron saint and continues to inspire courage and faith.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Beyond the Myth
- Sottotitolo: The Story of Joan of Arc
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Brooks Polly Schoyer
- Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Collana: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 25 Ottobre '99
- Genere: YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
- Argomenti : Christian women saints France Biography Juvenile literature Saints Women Biography
- Dimensioni mm: 222 x 146 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0395981387
- EAN-13: 9780395981382