C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd - Genoa La Superba The Rise And Fall Of A Merchant Pirate Superpower - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Genoa has an incredible story to tell. It rose from an obscurity imposed by its harsh geography to become a merchant - pirate superpower that helped create the medieval world. It fought bitter battles with its great rival Venice and imprisoned Marco Polo as the feuding city states connected Europe to the glories of the East. It introduced the Black Death to Europe led the fight against the Barbary Corsairs bankrolled Imperial Spain and gave the world Christopher Columbus and a host of fearless explorers. Genoa and Liguria provided the brains and the heroism behind the Risorgimento and was the last place emigrants saw before building new lives across the Atlantic. It played host to writers and Grand Tourists gave football to the Italians and helped build modern Italy. Today along with the glorious Riviera coast of Liguria Genoa provides some of the finest places on earth to sip wine eat pesto and enjoy spectacular views. This book brings the past alive and paints a portrait of a modern port city and region that is only now coming to terms with a past that is as bloody fascinating and influential as any in Europe.
Title: Genoa La Superba The Rise And Fall Of A Merchant Pirate Superpower
Brand: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781849045124
Pages: 256 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 9/1/2015
Category: European History