{"product_id":"lotharingia-a-personal-history-of-europes-lost-country-paperback","title":"Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Winder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing \u003ci\u003eGermania \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDanubia\u003c\/i\u003e, the third installment in Simon Winder's personal history of Europe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited the area we now know as France, another Germany and the third received the piece in between: Lotharingia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLotharingia \u003c\/i\u003eis a history of in-between Europe. It is the story of a place between places. In this beguiling, hilarious and compelling book, Simon Winder retraces the various powers that have tried to overtake the land that stretches from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps and the might of the peoples who have lived there for centuries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Winder\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGermania\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDanubia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saved Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772561654048,"sku":"9781250251169","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82823511d0e328de67dd30d9c02e6307.webp?v=1780408532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lotharingia-a-personal-history-of-europes-lost-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}