Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Description
“[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.
“[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.”—Newsweek
“An absorbing, satisfying biography.”—Los Angeles Times
“Juicy and suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A great life, indeed, and irresistibly told.”—Salon
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times • The Washington Post • USA Today • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • Salon • Vogue • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Providence Journal • Washington Examiner • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • BookPage • Bookreporter • Publishers Weekly
BONUS: This edition contains a Catherine the Great reader's guide.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.
“[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.”—Newsweek
“An absorbing, satisfying biography.”—Los Angeles Times
“Juicy and suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A great life, indeed, and irresistibly told.”—Salon
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times • The Washington Post • USA Today • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • Salon • Vogue • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Providence Journal • Washington Examiner • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • BookPage • Bookreporter • Publishers Weekly
BONUS: This edition contains a Catherine the Great reader's guide.
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
11/08/2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781588360441
ASIN:
B004J4X9L0
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Robert K. Massie. (2011). Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Robert K. Massie. 2011. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Robert K. Massie, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Random House Publishing Group, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Robert K. Massie. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Random House Publishing Group, 2011.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 8 | 7 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
e57767c1-0791-6997-af56-b15660a956c6
QR Code
API Extraction Dates
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 19:29:40
Date Updated:
Dec 09, 2020 18:46:42
Last Metadata Check:
Sep 06, 2024 15:08:09
Last Metadata Change:
Jul 13, 2024 21:43:53
Last Availability Check:
Sep 06, 2024 15:08:12
Last Availability Change:
Jun 23, 2022 21:14:15
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Sep 07, 2024 02:15:45
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/502/803/4D/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/502/803/4D/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781588360441
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- type: ASIN
- value: B004J4X9L0
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781588360441
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 0679456724
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Robert K. Massie
- title
- Catherine the Great
- dateAdded
- 2011-12-01T14:01:45.12-05:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=576832
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Catherine the Great Portrait of a Woman
- crossRefId
- 576832
- subtitle
- Portrait of a Woman
- id
- 5028034d-f598-4e60-b992-8ad034bc2ab3
- starRating
- 4.1
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: CatherinetheGreat_9781588360441_576832
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 12495484
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781588360441
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 0
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 11/8/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/502/803/4D/CatherinetheGreatPortraitofaWoman9781588360441.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: CatherinetheGreat_576832
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- type: ASIN
- value: B004J4X9L0
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 11/8/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/502/803/4D/CatherinetheGreatPortraitofaWoman9781588360441.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: CatherinetheGreat_9781588360441_576832
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781588360441
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 108892
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 11/8/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/502/803/4D/CatherinetheGreatPortraitofaWoman9781588360441.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: politics
- value: Biography
- value: Romanovs
- value: Enlightenment
- value: royalty
- value: Historical
- value: society
- value: Catherine
- value: russian history
- value: Catherine the Great
- value: European History
- value: russian
- value: Russia
- value: Europe
- value: biographies
- value: History
- value: cultural history
- value: Biographical
- value: royals
- value: Russian books
- value: Romanov
- value: rulers
- value: history books
- value: historical biographies
- value: robert massie
- value: gifts for history buffs
- value: History book
- value: history gifts
- value: russian book
- value: history buff gifts
- value: russian history books
- value: robert k. massie
- value: robert massie books
- value: katherine the great
- value: russian history book
- value: catherine the great book
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Massie, Robert K.
- bioText: Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Robert K. Massie died in 2019.
- name: Robert K. Massie
- imprint
- Random House
- publishDate
- 2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Catherine the Great
- fullDescription
- “[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.
“[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.”—Newsweek
“An absorbing, satisfying biography.”—Los Angeles Times
“Juicy and suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A great life, indeed, and irresistibly told.”—Salon
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times • The Washington Post • USA Today • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • Salon • Vogue • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Providence Journal • Washington Examiner • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • BookPage • Bookreporter • Publishers Weekly
BONUS: This edition contains a Catherine the Great reader's guide. - popularity
- 2296
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/5028034d-f598-4e60-b992-8ad034bc2ab3/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=QM0IAMShdiw
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- 5028034d-f598-4e60-b992-8ad034bc2ab3
- starRating
- 4.1
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/502/803/4D/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/502/803/4D/{5028034D-F598-4E60-B992-8AD034BC2AB3}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Biography & Autobiography
- value: History
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 11/08/2011
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780679456728
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
- “[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few... - sortTitle
- Catherine the Great Portrait of a Woman
- crossRefId
- 576832
- subtitle
- Portrait of a Woman
- publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- bisacCodes
- code: BIO014000
- description: Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
- code: HIS032000
- description: HISTORY / Russia / General
- code: HIS037050
- description: History / Modern / 18th Century