The Third Horseman

By William Rosen,

Book cover of The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot

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The incredible true story of how a cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European history—years before the Black Death, from the author of Justinian's Flea and the forthcoming Miracle Cure

In May 1315, it started to rain. For the seven disastrous years that followed,…

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1 author picked The Third Horseman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Third Horseman combines a discussion of climate change with a major disaster, the great famine of the fourteenth century. Vividly written and fast-paced, this well-written book makes history enjoyable. The author wears his research lightly, which makes for a rattling good story. Not a global book, but it will make you think.

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