A.D. 1000: Living on the Brink of ApocalypseTracing the career of brilliant visionary Pope Sylvester II, Richard Erdoes has composed a vivid tapestry of a century frighteningly similar to our present one. --publisher description. |
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Of Poor and Humble Parents Born | 10 |
Like a Falcon Unleashed | 27 |
The Lure of Cordova | 42 |
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