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Peter the Great
Book • 1943
Nina Brown Baker's biography of Peter the Great presents the Russian tsar's life and reforms in an accessible format for young readers.
First published in 1943, the book explores Peter's modernization efforts, military campaigns, and cultural transformations, framed within Baker's characteristic narrative style for juvenile audiences.
First published in 1943, the book explores Peter's modernization efforts, military campaigns, and cultural transformations, framed within Baker's characteristic narrative style for juvenile audiences.
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Dominic Sandbrook as a capacious and readable biography of Peter the Great, covering both Peter and Charles XII.


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