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Interesting and informative history of the Black Death presented as a fictional town populated by real people and alternating with non-fiction section for an overview of the day to day life with the coming of the plague and the socio-economic upheaval caused by it.
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The Black Death: A Personal History by John Hatcher
alana francis, January 1, 2011
Interesting and informative history of the Black Death presented as a fictional town populated by real people and alternating with non-fiction section for an overview of the day to day life with the coming of the plague and the socio-economic upheaval caused by it.The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
alana francis, January 1, 2011
Beautifully written combining a sense of magic and realism in a great story.(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)