About the Author

Steven Ozment is McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University and the author of The Burgermeister's Daughter, Flesh and Spirit, Ancestors, and The Age of Reform, a finalist for the National Book Award.

Reviews

"Readable and absorbing. An enjoyable and well-done work that is ideal for the general reader." -- Booklist"Brilliant. A highly stimulating book and a pleasure to read, combining serious scholarship with verve and good storytelling." -- The Washington Times"Clever and fascinating." -- The Chicago Tribune"Insightful. . . . Persuasive. . . . Remarkable." -- First Things"A masterly synthesis. (It) fizzes with bold hypotheses and subtle allusions. A heroic feat of scholarship." -- The New Criterion