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Jerusalem

The extraordinary author of The Bear Flag and Pacific Streetreturns to print at last with a remarkable novel. Set in the Holy Land in 1187 A.D., Jerusalemis an epic of war and political intrigue, of passion and religious fervor.

Genre
historical fictionmedieval
Themes
christian
Setting
medievalmiddle agesmiddle eastjerusalem
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
long · 406 pages

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