{"product_id":"peter-the-great-his-life-and-world-9780345298065","title":"Peter the Great: His Life and World","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - An \"urgently readable\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatherine the Great\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAgainst the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. Robert K. Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend--including his \"incognito\" travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter's friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert K. Massie\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include \u003ci\u003eNicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Robert K. Massie died in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655381815570,"sku":"9780345298065","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5cd09c9a-e8bb-476a-b033-62996fef15f2.jpg?v=1733380224","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peter-the-great-his-life-and-world-9780345298065","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}