Reviews
"Full of major revelations for most readers, this richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now." -- Booklist, starred review, on Crossing the Continent "Goodwin succeeds in lifting an important historical figure out of the fog of myth." -- The Washington Post on Crossing the Continent "An adventure story more thrilling than Defoe or Melville could have imagined." -- Philadelphia Inquirer on Crossing the Continent "Full of major revelations for most readers, this richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now." -- Booklist, starred review on CROSSING THE CONTINENT, Full of major revelations for most readers, this richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now., "Full of major revelations for most readers, this richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now." - Booklist , starred review, on Crossing the Continent "Goodwin succeeds in lifting an important historical figure out of the fog of myth." - The Washington Post on Crossing the Continent "An adventure story more thrilling than Defoe or Melville could have imagined." - Philadelphia Inquirer on Crossing the Continent, "What distinguishes Goodwin from other historians of the period is the sheer multiplicity of his perspectives. He is erudite and concise in covering familiar ground, while full of original insight when it comes to the motives and actions of the key players . . . [I]t is not enough to bring truth to history. One must also bring life--and this book has it in golden abundance." -- The Spectator "Full of major revelations for most readers, this richly informed little book should be considered essential for understanding crusading, then and now." -- Booklist, starred review on CROSSING THE CONTINENT "Goodwin succeeds in lifting an important historical figure out of the fog of myth." -- The Washington Post on CROSSING THE CONTINENT "An adventure story more thrilling than Defoe or Melville could have imagined." -- Philadelphia Inquirer on CROSSING THE CONTINENT
