The Days of the KingA.A. Knopf, 1927 - 165 Seiten Rarely do authors manage to capture a historical figure as wholly and eloquently as Frank does Frederick the Great in this set of vignettes. He does not idolize or demonize Fritz, but rather presents him as he was: a phenomenal person, but still a person at heart. There is not too much or too little history; neither is this a book of facts or a pack of idle speculations. Rather, it is a few poignant stories of a fascinating soul, very well-told. |
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