Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
by Robert K. Massie
625 pages
This is the autobiography of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762-1796. I am obsessed with royal history, but have only really read about English and French royal history. I didn't really know much about Russian history, and I'm all about powerful women, so I thought I would give this book a try.
It is a big book (625, whew!), but definitely worth the effort. If you love history, I think you'll enjoy it. It not only talks about Catherine, but it gives details about other people and events as well. The only draw back for this book is that there aren't very many pictures.
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