The Powder of Death : An explosive discovery will change the world for ever
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Moments of History
ISBN-10
0749020849
ISBN-13
9780749020842
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Imprint
Allison & Busby
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 20th, 2017
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
310 grams
Dimensions
13.20 x 19.90 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Historical adventure
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The Powder of Death tells the story of how gunpowder found its way to the west.
1261. Oxford, England. An envoy returns from the land of the Tartars to meet with an English scholar and share a deadly secret. The two men vow that the knowledge of gunpowder must die with them as the consequences are otherwise too fatal to contemplate. 1290. After his quiet life is shattered by tragedy, blacksmith Jared begins a pilgrimage from England to the Holy Land. The adventure that follows sees Jared join a holy crusade and encounter men from distant Cathay who harbour the secret of huo yao. So begins one man''s obsession with the powder of death and a king''s resolution to change the very nature of warfare . . .
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