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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Derek A WilsonPublisher: Doubleday Books Imprint: Doubleday Books Dimensions: Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9780385516709ISBN 10: 0385516703 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 06 June 2006 Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Derek Wilson <br> Derek Wilson' s prose style is both masterful and lively. He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading. <br>-- Alison Weir <p>Praise for Charlemagne<br> <br> Brilliant... an utterly captivating and exquisitely written narrative about the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire. Wilson' s reconstruction of the very different interior world that Charlemagne inhabited alone makes this a valuable book. Charlemagne is also a timely and provocative essay on the idea of Europe. Wilson convincingly argues that Charlemagne' s vision of Latin Christendom has animated ideas of Europe ever since. <br>-- Donald Yerxa, editor, Historically Speaking<br> <p>Praise for Derek Wilson<br><br> Derek Wilson's prose style is both masterful and lively. He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading. <br>--Alison Weir<br><br><br>Praise for Charlemagne<br> <br> Brilliant...an utterly captivating and exquisitely written narrative about the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire. Wilson's reconstruction of the very different interior world that Charlemagne inhabited alone makes this a valuable book. Charlemagne is also a timely and provocative essay on the idea of Europe. Wilson convincingly argues that Charlemagne's vision of Latin Christendom has animated ideas of Europe ever since. <br>--Donald Yerxa, editor, Historically Speaking<br> Author InformationDerek Wilson graduated from Cambridge in 1961. He spent several years traveling and teaching in Africa before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1971. His highly acclaimed books include Rothschild: A Story of Wealth and Power, Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man, and Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women and Society in Reformation England. The organizer of the Cambridge History Festival, Wilson is married and lives in Devon, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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