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Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses
First published in the United States in 1966 by Stein and Day.
Paperback, 312 pages
Published
January 25th 1994
by Scarborough House Publishers
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An engrossing story told by a renowned expert with fascinating excerpts from primary sources. Highly recommended.
This is the first book I've read about Joan of Arc; before reading it, I knew almost nothing about Joan except that she was French and heard voices. In just the first few pages, I was enthralled. Pernoud tells Joan's story through eyewitness accounts and Joan's own words, which made her feel very real and very relatable while still capturing the extraordinary quality of h...more
This is the first book I've read about Joan of Arc; before reading it, I knew almost nothing about Joan except that she was French and heard voices. In just the first few pages, I was enthralled. Pernoud tells Joan's story through eyewitness accounts and Joan's own words, which made her feel very real and very relatable while still capturing the extraordinary quality of h...more
Joan of Arc is one of my all-time heroes. This is a biography of her life, as well as an interesting history of the strife of the times. It has been a while since I've read, and most know the story of Joan of Arc, but I will say that this book was an interesting illustration of her character. Not only was she deeply religious, but she was fiercely patriotic and loyal to her people and country. This biography follows her through times of triumph and success and great popularity, and into the ...more
The great strength of this book and the reason why despite it's age it is still worth reading is how much it draws on the material from the two trials of Joan of Arc with sizeable chunks of statements reproduced in the text.
This is a timeless story of a motivated leader coming up against immovable people of power. I was amazed to read excerpts from the transcripts of the trials which convicted Joan of Arc, and I was impressed with her wisdom and leadership at such a young age. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Régine Pernoud (17 June 1909 in Château-Chinon, Nièvre - 22 April 1998 in Paris) was a historian and medievalist. She received an award from the Académie française. She is known for writing extensively about Joan of Arc.
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