- Penguin Books
The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot
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- William Rosen
- Penguin Books
- Paperback
- 9780143127147
- 8.4 X 5.3 X 0.8 inches
- 0.6 pounds
- History > Europe - Medieval
- English
Book Description
In May 1315, it started to rain. For the seven disastrous years that followed, Europeans would be visited by a series of curses unseen since the third book of Exodus: floods, ice, failures of crops and cattle, and epidemics not just of disease, but of pike, sword, and spear. All told, six million lives--one-eighth of Europe's total population--would be lost.
With a category-defying knowledge of science and history, William Rosen tells the stunning story of the oft-overlooked Great Famine with wit and drama and demonstrates what it all means for today's discussions of climate change.
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