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The Proud Tower By Barbara W Tuchman A Portrait Of The World Before The War 1890-1914
The Proud Tower By Barbara W Tuchman A Portrait Of The World Before The War 1890-1914
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1966 Hardcover, 1st Edition
Dust Jacket
Macmillan Co
Very good condition
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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 is a 1966 book by historian Barbara W. Tuchman that explores the era leading up to World War I through a series of essays on different countries, themes, and people, including the Edwardian aristocracy, anarchists, the Dreyfus Affair, and the rise of socialism, contrasting the world of privilege with the growing forces of protest and change. The title comes from an Edgar Allan Poe poem, and the book vividly portrays the social and political landscape of the "fateful quarter century" before the war, highlighting the collision of old and new worlds.
