The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History
by Linda Colley
Linda Colley’s The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh uses the story of one woman to approach world history from a personal perspective. Focusing on Elizabeth Marsh and the challenges suggested by the title, the book offers a human-scale entry point into broader historical questions and connections.
About This Book
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh explores the life and experiences of Elizabeth Marsh within a broad historical context.
Linda Colley places one woman at the center of a work about world history.
The book considers how personal experience can illuminate larger movements and events across time.
It offers readers a focused way to approach history through the story of an individual woman.
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