A captivating exploration of the little-known story of Rembrandt’s formative years by a prize-winning biographer.Rembrandt van Rijn’s early years are as famously shrouded in mystery as Shakespeare’s,
Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of t
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Swedish television personality and food historian Edward Blom is a cook with a big personality and a big passion. This to his culinary kingdom! Blom’s expertise lies in the cultural history of food, a
