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New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 409 pages illustrations, maps, plates, portraits 24 cm. Contents: Introduction: legend and significance. The birth of the Cossackdom -- Yermak and the conquest of Siberia -- The Cossacks and the state -- Bogdan Khmeinitski and a Cossack struggle for independence -- Bandit into revolutionary: the career of Stenka Razin -- The Cossacks in transition -- Pugachev: the peasants' ""Tsar"" -- The Cossacks harnessed -- Servants of the Tsar -- Age of revolution -- The end of Cossackdom. Summary: A panoramic view of Cossack history from the 15th to the 20th centuries begins with an exploration of the Cossacks' complex origins, describes their role as border guards and their frontier way of life, chronicles struggles with Turks and Tatars, and traces their loss of…
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- Title The Cossacks
- Author Philip Longworth
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York
- Date 1970
- ISBN 9780030818554
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Holt Rinehart. Stated First Edition. Shadow of price tag on ffep. CLipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, closed rip. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1970.
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