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Robert K. Massie 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 "Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World "(for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography)," The 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, "and" Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman."
"Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than
most."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative
history."--"Newsweek"
"Written in a style that combines vigor, clarity, and sensitivity .
. . should be the envy of historians and novelists
alike."--"Chicago Sun-Times"
"Fascinating . . . an absorbing book."--"The Plain Dealer"
"Exceptional."--"The New Yorker"
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