The Cossacks: five centuries of turbulent life on the Russian steppes by Longworth, Philip - 1970

Holt Rinehart, 1970. First Edition. hardcover. Acceptable. 9x6x1. Stated First Edition. Clean with no marks or inscriptions other than normal ex-library markings. The spine of the dust jacket is sunned and the edges have some tears.

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… Read More

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.