Venice and Its Merchant Empire

Cultures of the Past

by Kathryn Hinds

Examines the history, culture, religion, society, and achievements of the Italian city of Venice, from its founding to its surrender to Napoleon at the end of the eighteenth century.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

80 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Kathryn Hinds grew up near Rochester, NY, then moved to New York City to attend Barnard College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She now lives in the beautiful mountains of north Georgia, but migrates back to the southern shore of Lake Ontario nearly every summer. Although Kathryn has held a variety of jobs—waitress, administrative assistant, early childhood educator, research assistant, editorial assistant, French and Latin tutor, library information specialist—writing has been her constant occupation. Her published works include poetry, short stories, a coauthored book on Celtic mythology, and more than fifty nonfiction books for children and young adults. Her most recent books are the fantasy novel The Healer's Choice; The Forty, a collection of short stories co-authored with James Palmer, with photographs by Fox Gradin; and a volume of poetry, Candle, Thread, and Flute. Kathryn teaches English at the University of North Georgia.

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

We are going to be starting Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice soon for Language Arts so I thought this would give us a better picture of Venice during that time and its history. My daughter and I found this book to be helpful and interesting. I'm glad we added it to our resources.