{"product_id":"lotharingia-a-personal-history-of-europes-lost-country-9781250251169","title":"Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing \u003ci\u003eGermania \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDanubia\u003c\/i\u003e, the third installment in Simon Winder's personal history of Europe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited the area we now know as France, another Germany and the third received the piece in between: Lotharingia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLotharingia \u003c\/i\u003eis a history of in-between Europe. It is the story of a place between places. In this beguiling, hilarious and compelling book, Simon Winder retraces the various powers that have tried to overtake the land that stretches from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps and the might of the peoples who have lived there for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12136149\"\u003eSimon Winder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250251169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250251168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037010\"\u003eEurope | Medieval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Winder\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGermania\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDanubia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saved Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town, London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711471948013,"sku":"9781250251169","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_de53b947-9a89-48df-99a5-13795096e79e.jpg?v=1650161771","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lotharingia-a-personal-history-of-europes-lost-country-9781250251169","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}