{"product_id":"city-of-fortune-how-venice-ruled-the-seas-paperback","title":"City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The rise and fall of Venice's empire is an irresistible story and  Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e charts Venice's astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. \u003ci\u003eCity of Fortune \u003c\/i\u003etraces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1499-1503, which sees the Ottoman Turks supplant the Venetians as the preeminent naval power in the Mediterranean. In between are three centuries of Venetian maritime dominance, during which a tiny city of \"lagoon dwellers\" grow into the richest place on earth. Drawing on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers, Crowley paints a vivid picture of this avaricious, enterprising people and the bountiful lands that came under their dominion. From the opening of the spice routes to the clash between Christianity and Islam, Venice played a leading role in the defining conflicts of its time--the reverberations of which are still being felt today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\" Crowley] writes with a racy briskness that lifts sea battles and sieges off the page.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Crowley chronicles the peak of Venice's past glory with Wordsworthian sympathy, supplemented by impressive learning and infectious enthusiasm.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1951 and spent part of his childhood in Malta. He read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Istanbul, where he developed a strong interest in the history of Turkey. He has traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean basin over many years and has a wide-ranging knowledge of its history and culture. He lives in Gloucestershire, England. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003e1453: The Holy War for Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Islam and the West\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.01 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757754417440,"sku":"9780812980226","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e52e5faeec64affd7e82ba1bcd71e841.webp?v=1780110984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-fortune-how-venice-ruled-the-seas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}