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Joan of Arc: Her Story

by Regine Pernoud, Marie-Veronique Clin · 1981

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In an exquisite English translation from the bestselling French edition, Joan of Arc: Her Storynow appears for American readers. From the French peasant girl who led an army to the icon burned at the stake, Joan has been a blank slate on which thousands have written. Pernoud and Clin clear away the myths so that modern readers can see Joan as she was and include a glossary of important individuals, historical events and interpretations of Joan through the ages. Joan of Arc: Her Storyis the thrilling life of a woman who obsesses us even to this day.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of this
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religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of this
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15th century15th centuryMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisMiddle AgesMiddle AgesMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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