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History 5 1 /2 x 8 7 /16 464 pp. Rights: W00 8 pp color
illustrations; b/w maps Pub history: Viking hc
978-0-670-02542-8 On sale: 10/29/2013
SuGGeSTeD ORDeR
“ A lively and lucid survey of
Venice’s colorful history.”
—The Seattle Times
“ A tapestry woven from
a thousand tales, with
unforgettable characters, daring
exploits, and inspiring triumphs
against overwhelming odds.”
—John R. Hale, author of
Lords of Sea
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A spellbinding new portrait of one of the
world’s most beloved cities
Venice
A New History
Thomas F. Madden
La Serenissima. Its breathtaking architecture, art, and opera
ensure that Venice remains a perennially popular destination for
tourists and armchair travelers alike. Yet most of the available
books about this magical city are either facile travel guides or
fusty academic tomes. In Venice, renowned historian Thomas
F. Madden draws on new research to explore the city’s many
astonishing achievements and to set 1,500 years of Venetian
history and the endless Venetian-led Crusades in the context of
the ever-shifting Eurasian world. Filled with compelling insights
and famous figures, Venice is a monumental work of popular
history that’s as opulent and entertaining as the great city itself.
n Thomas F. Madden and his work have been cited in the New York
Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA
Today, as well as on the History Channel
n Visit thomasmadden.org
thoMas f. MaDDen is a professor of history and the
director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at
Saint Louis University. He lives in Saint Louis, Missouri.