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The Black Death Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe [Robert S. Gottfried]
The Black Death Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe [Robert S. Gottfried]
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The Black Death Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
Robert S. Gottfried
MacMillan, New York. 1993. First Free Press paperback edition. Third printing. Some dings and creases to cover, marking to text block. Some pen marked passages.
From the publisher:
"A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terror—killing one European in three, wiping out entire villages and towns, and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization."
Very freaky stuff, well presented. In reading this, I was hit by an overwhelming feeling of oppression as the statistics piled up. Cities empty. Earth cold. Reset reality. Whoa.
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