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The Great Mortality

An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

John Kelly

Experience the dramatic and devastating impact of the Black Death in this powerful account of the worst natural disaster in European history. Follow the journey of la moria grandissima, which left unimaginable devastation in its wake, and witness the courage, cowardice, misery, madness, and sacrifice of those who lived through it. The Great Mortality is an epic tale that brilliantly illuminates one of humankind's darkest days, when an old world ended and a new one was born.
Publish Date
2006-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
2006-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2005
Goodreads Rating
3.88
ISBN
9780060006938
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