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Oxford time travel novels volume 2
Language
English
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Journeying back in time to the year 1320, twenty-first century Oxford woman Kivrin arrives in the past during the outbreak of a deadly epidemic.
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English
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With the same unique vision that brought his now classic Mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. . . .
“A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The...
“A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The...
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Series
History smashers volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?"
"WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all! With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuerculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19."
"Discover...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously. Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Set in England during the 1300s, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France, all while Europe is bracing for the Black Death. Caris, a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the Crown and the church.
16) Black death
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric, a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors.
17) The Black Death
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Discusses the spread of the bubonic plague throughout Europe during the 14th century, focusing especially on how the people of the times attempted to treat and contain the disease.
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