Peter the Great Jacob Abbott 9781546384052 Books
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Peter the Great
"There were a great many persons who were ambitious of having a share of the power which the young Czar thus left in the hands of his subordinates; and, among these, perhaps the most ambitious of all was the Princess Sophia, Theodore's sister, who was all this time shut up in the convent to which the rules and regulations of imperial etiquette consigned her. She was very uneasy in this confinement, and wished very much to get released, thinking that if she could do so she should be able to make herself of considerable consequence in the management of public affairs. So she made application to the authorities to be allowed to go to the palace to see and take care of her brother in his sickness. This application was at length complied with, and Sophia went to the palace. Here she devoted herself with so much assiduity to the care of her brother, watching constantly at his bedside, and suffering no one to attend upon him or to give him medicines but herself, that she won not only his heart, but the hearts of all the nobles of the court, by her seemingly disinterested sisterly affection."
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Peter the Great Jacob Abbott 9781546384052 Books Reviews
This was simply an expanded version of a small part of the Russian history, entitled "Russia", though it also goes by another name. That author was also named Abbott, John, I believe, and had the same writing style and voice . . . probably the same man. The expansion was useful and interesting, but the longer history also did a pretty good job in an abbreviated form.
This is a LARGE PRINT addition. No mention of that is made in the description.
More importantly, the "reprint" can be best described as a photocopy of some student's (?) old manuscript. There are what appear to be pencil underlinings all over the place, with a couple of notes in the margins! Somehow that's just cheesy. Seriously, this could have been fixed up easily with a scanner.
OK, that said, the narrative of the book is quite good. It is a compelling story that holds the Reader's interest at all times.
I got this book because we were going to take a River Cruise from St.Petersburg to Moscow and I wanted to find out more about Peter the Great. I now realize why they called him "the Great". He was a very fascinating individual. Like most rulers of his day, he was brutally ruthless, but he was also very smart and not afraid of doing the hard things himself. He was a great visionary and moved Russia into the modern times.
Yes, Jacob Abbott books are written towards children, but I like that about him. Not knowing really anything about Peter, it was a good way to start learning about him. He talks about the era as well to help you understand some of Peter's actions. Morals are also touched upon, so when Peter does something good, it is noted and when he does something bad, that is noted as well. Very wholesome read, even during the war years.
she is so wonderful i wish there were more. fantastic book
Really an amazing story. One of my favorites by Abbott. I use to love fiction adventures, but history is more amazing, because this really happened and it tells us how we arrived where were are today. (You can be sure Putin know's this story).
Abbott's books are easy reads, written at the same level as a summer novel, and just as captivating. If you are a fan of "Game of Thrones," you will probably be impressed with Peter bring Catharine for a stroll to a public square in Moscow to meet up with De la Croix. The founding of St. Petersburg is another epic tale proving truth is stranger than fiction.
Disclaimer ... I'm not even halfway through yet, but I can't put the book down. When I downloaded, I wasn't aware that it was first published in the early 20th century. From that standpoint, it is very easy to read. I assumed it wouldn't be...
Not knowing anything about Peter the Great, I am enjoying this book. And I will probably purchase another one about him to get another perspective from another source. But, this is a good read ... in my opinion.
I know that the book is about Peter the Great, but it would have been nice to get a better view of how his subjects fared under his rule. If all you're looking for is an account of the life and times of Peter the Great, this seems to be a pretty thorough work. From my point of view, it left out some pretty important stuff. If you were a subject of his who happened to come into close contact with him, this book may do a fair job of detailing the kind of experience you might likely expect to have had. But it provides no good understanding of what life might have been like for the millions of Russians who didn't fall into that category. I don't know that such an account exists, perhaps that is too much to ask for.
Overall, it is a good read. There is always a problem in determining the validity of accounts about people who lived in the 17th century. Though the written language was becoming more common, education was still somewhat limited to the wealthier classes of society. Accordingly, the things that were considered fitting topics for written record were determined by a different standard. In discussing militaristic exploits, there might be a tendency to flavor the account in a way more flattering to the victor. This is especially true if the victor is a despot who could end the author's life at will. In discussing attributes of a ruler, the tale may be dictated more by the times in which that ruler lived. Among the ancient despots, it was probably more important that subjects feared retribution so that rebellion was less likely. This would likely have been the case here. Although, we do get accounts in this writing of a ruler who had an intellectual curiosity about the things around him that caused him to want to know everything he could, Peter's temper and vicious treatment towards detractors receives more detailed emphasis.
While Jacob Abbott clearly had nothing to fear from Peter, the accounts he had to work from were written by people who possibly did have either something to fear or an ax to grind. Peter didn't seem the kind to engender a lot of affection. If nothing else, it would seem that most of the popular accounts/myths have been adequately preserved and a portrait of a despot has become cemented just a bit more completely.
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