{"product_id":"the-golden-dragon-alfred-the-great-and-his-times-paperback","title":"The Golden Dragon: Alfred the Great and His Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlf J. Mapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Calligrapher)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKing Alfred. Everybody knows that he is called \"the Great,\" but few remember why. Forgetfulness is strange, for few men have led lives so full of physical, mental, and spiritual adventure, or influenced in so many ways the lives of people in every part of the globe. The Golden Dragon is his fascinating and moving story, told afresh with the aid of recent archaeological evidence and research in four languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlfred's achievements have melted cynicism. Gibbon called him \"the greatest of English kings\"; Hume, \"the greatest man in history.\" Voltaire declared, \"I know not whether there has ever been a man on earth worthier of posterity's respect.\" When his kingdom was reduced to thirty acres, he fought back with such courage and genius that he expelled the Viking invaders and made possible the saving of Western civilization. His list of accomplishments is amazing: transcendent diplomat, Europe's greatest naval designer, notable architect, law giver, founder of the oldest literary tradition in the Occident, originator of a system of public education, and producer of translations that have endured a thousand years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author's research led him to the conclusion that the ninth-century English kin was the superior of Charlemagne in almost every respect, and indeed was one of the greatest geniuses Western civilization has ever produced. Alfred's courage, faith, and temperance are enduring examples for modern men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlf Mapp Jr. was a professor of history, literature, and Western civilization at Old Dominion University. His writings, including The Virginia Experiment and Frock Coats and Epaulets, have been published in nine languages and have earned him a Freedoms Foundation Honor Medal, a Pulitzer nomination and numerous American and British citations. As a journalist he covered Truman, Eisenhower and Churchill. He was a direct descendent of Alfred the Great. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoodcuts by Bruce Carter\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51893614412064,"sku":"9781590774786","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bFMQY40PFG9781590774786.webp?v=1782004038","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-golden-dragon-alfred-the-great-and-his-times-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}