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 previous 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, "and" Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea."
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"Enthralling.""--USA Today"
"Gripping.""--The New York Times Book Review"
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""Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman "has it all: jealous
mothers, indulgent eccentrics, greedy social climbers, intrigue,
infidelity, murder, political coups, sex, war and
passion."--Bookreporter
"Exhaustively researched and dramatically narrated.""--The Boston
Globe"
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"[Robert K. Massie] brings great authority to this sweeping account
of Catherine and her times. . . . a compelling read.""--The
Washington Post"
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"Meticulously, dramatically rendered.""--O: The Oprah Magazine"
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"Reads like an epic Russian novel.""--San Antonio Express-News"
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"Will transport history lovers."--"People"
"Massie makes Catherine's story dramatic and immediate.""--The
Kansas City Star"
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"Graceful and engrossing."--Minneapolis "Star Tribune"
"A biography as captivating as its subject."--"MacLean's"
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