Steven Ozment is McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University and the author of The Burgermeister's Daughter, Flesh and Spirit, Ancestors, and The Age of Reform, a finalist for the National Book Award.
"Readable and absorbing. An enjoyable and well-done work that is ideal for the general reader." -- Booklist"Brilliant. A highly stimulating book and a pleasure to read, combining serious scholarship with verve and good storytelling." -- The Washington Times"Clever and fascinating." -- The Chicago Tribune"Insightful. . . . Persuasive. . . . Remarkable." -- First Things"A masterly synthesis. (It) fizzes with bold hypotheses and subtle allusions. A heroic feat of scholarship." -- The New Criterion
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