Описание: The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of the martyred Mary, Queen of Scots. Upon her father's ascension to the illustrious throne of England, Elizabeth Stuart was suddenly thrust from the poverty of unruly Scotland into the fairy-tale existence of a princess of great wealth and splendor. When she was married at sixteen to a German count far below her rank, it was with the understanding that her father would help her husband achieve the kingship of Bohemia. The terrible betrayal of this commitment would ruin "the Winter Queen," as Elizabeth would forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loved, and launch a war that would last for thirty years. Forced into exile, the Winter Queen and her family found refuge in Holland, where the glorious art and culture of the Dutch Golden Age indelibly shaped her daughters' lives. Her eldest, Princess Elizabeth, became a scholar who earned the respect and friendship of the philosopher Ren Descartes. Louisa was a gifted painter whose engaging manner and appealing looks provoked heartache and scandal. Beautiful Henrietta Maria would be the only sister to marry into royalty, although at great cost. But it was the youngest, Sophia, a heroine in the tradition of a Jane Austen novel, whose ready wit and good-natured common sense masked immense strength of character, who fulfilled the promise of her great-grandmother Mary and reshaped the British monarchy, a legacy that endures to this day. Brilliantly researched and captivatingly written, filled with danger, treachery, and adventure but also love, courage, and humor, Daughters of the Winter Queen follows the lives of five remarkable women who, by refusing to surrender to adversity, changed the course of history.
Автор: Goldstone, Nancy Название: In the Shadow of the Empress ISBN: 1474609902 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474609906 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A vivid and sprawling family saga following Maria Theresa of Austria and her daughters, including the infamous Marie Antoinette.
Автор: Goldstone, Nancy Название: Four queens ISBN: 0753826836 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753826836 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: PAPERBACK ORIGINALFour beautiful sisters whose brilliant marriages made them queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily.
Автор: Goldstone Nancy Название: Daughters of the Winter Queen ISBN: 1474602088 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474602082 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The extraordinary story of a queen who lost her throne, and of her four remarkable daughters.
Автор: Goldstone, Nancy Название: The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc ISBN: 0143122827 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143122821 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone offers an affecting portrait of the road to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which significantly shaped the United States and effectively ended segregation.
Since 1896, in the landmark outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson, the doctrine of separate but equal had been considered acceptable under the United States Constitution. African American and white populations were thus segregated, attending different schools, living in different neighborhoods, and even drinking from different water fountains. However, as African Americans found themselves lacking opportunity and living under the constant menace of mob violence, it was becoming increasingly apparent that segregation was not only unjust, but dangerous.
Fighting to turn the tide against racial oppression, revolutionaries rose up all over America, from Booker T. Washington to W. E. B. Du Bois. They formed coalitions of some of the greatest legal minds and activists, who carefully strategized how to combat the racist judicial system. These efforts would be rewarded in the groundbreaking cases of 1952-1954 known collectively as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, in which the US Supreme Court would decide, once and for all, the legality of segregation -- and on which side of history the United States would stand.
In this thrilling examination of the path to Brown v. Board of Education, Constitutional law scholar Lawrence Goldstone highlights the key trials and players in the fight for integration. Written with a deft hand, this story of social justice will remind readers, young and old, of the momentousness of the segregation hearings.
Автор: Goldstone, Nancy Название: In the Shadow of the Empress ISBN: 1474609899 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474609890 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 3795.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A vivid and sprawling family saga following Maria Theresa of Austria and her daughters, including the infamous Marie Antoinette.
Автор: Gabriele Goldstone Название: Crow Stone ISBN: 1553806654 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781553806653 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 3215.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The evocative story of Katyas epic winter journey through Prussia and her eventual imprisonment by the Red Army. It is January 1945, the last winter of the Second World War, and East Prussian civilians flee as the feared Red Army invades Germany in the wake of the impending Nazi defeat. Katya and her two sisters join thousands of others trudging to the Baltic Sea in the hope of escaping imprisonment. But in a raid on a night-time hiding place, Katya is separated from her sisters and forced to take a long and shameful journey back into the Soviet Union, a country she fled as a child when her home was destroyed. Captured and imprisoned by the Russians, she is forced to endure hunger, back-breaking work and filthy conditions labouring in a mine deep in the Ural Mountains. But Crow Stone is also a story of friendship and the small acts of mercy that help Katya survive her ordeal. The novel is inspired by Gabriele Goldstones mothers powerful memories of more than two years in a Soviet forced labour camp. A remarkably contemporary tale of invasion and the plight of refugees.
Автор: Goldstone, Nancy Название: Rival queens ISBN: 178022477X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780224770 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stengl, Anne Elisabeth Название: Heartless ISBN: 0764207806 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764207808 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3276.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A princess`s heart is the prize in this Tolkein-esque world of dragons and knights; a blend of fantasy with a love for the ages.
