"The book is a model performance in formulating and executing what we know as 'the new history.'"--Humanist "This spirited book, rich in facts though never merely factual, solid but never stolid, will delight those who prefer history when it is as stimulating as fiction."--New York Herald Tribune "Exceptional insights into this complex story. Catches the flavor and feeling of the period in an unusual way."--Donald McKay

"The book is a model performance in formulating and executing what we know as 'the new history.'"--Humanist "This spirited book, rich in facts though never merely factual, solid but never stolid, will delight those who prefer history when it is as stimulating as fiction."--New York Herald Tribune "Exceptional insights into this complex story. Catches the flavor and feeling of the period in an unusual way."--Donald McKay