PETRAKIS, HARRY MARK - The Hour of the Bell: A Novel of the 1821 Greek War of Independence Against the Turks

New York, Doubleday. 1976, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 0385048777) Hardcover. Book, "In 1821, in the geographically small but culturally and historically rich country of Greece, a revolution began to overturn four terrible centuries of slavery the Greeks had endured under the Ottoman Turks. This historical novel..l recalls the first year of the revolt.a panoramic view of the conflict through the stories of a variety of characters, including a village priest grief-stricken over the killing of his Turkish neighbors; a guerilla captain leading a band of wild mountain fighters against the Turkish garrisons; the wife of Prince Petrobey of the Mani, embittered by the fighting that takes the lives of her sons; a sea captain commanding the smaller Greek brigs in brilliant forays against the larger Turkish frigates; and a scribe to the legendary General Kolokotronis. Each character provides a defining perspective on the small but fierce conflict that altered the course of European history. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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