A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

by Barbara W. Tuchman (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  1991

  $20.14

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $7.11

  The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for August 1914 and Sand Against Wind and her other novels are The Proud Tower , The Zimmermann Telegram and Bible and Sword .