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Falcon Of Palermo A Novel
Maria R Bordihn
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Paperback / so. "The Falcon of Palermo" opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape, while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary--the brilliant maverick Frederick II. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
The Falcon of Palermo opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape, while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary the brilliant maverick, Frederick II. After losing his parents, Emperor Henry Hohenstaufen and Queen Constance, by age four, a young, neglected Frederick runs among the urchins in the Muslim quarter while German warlords overrun Sicily. To restore order the Pope sends Archbishop Berard, a warmhearted man who gradually develops a deep bond with the gifted boy. Fluent in Arabic and ... Read more
The Falcon of Palermo opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape, while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary the brilliant maverick, Frederick II. After losing his parents, Emperor Henry Hohenstaufen and Queen Constance, by age four, a young, neglected Frederick runs among the urchins in the Muslim quarter while German warlords overrun Sicily. To restore order the Pope sends Archbishop Berard, a warmhearted man who gradually develops a deep bond with the gifted boy. Fluent in Arabic and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802142320
SKU
V9780802142320
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