Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc

by Polly Schoyer Brooks

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Places the life of the fifteenth-century girl who has become a French national symbol within the social, religious, and political context of her time.

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Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |

An accessible biography of one of France's greatest heroes and the world's most enigmatic persons: Joan of Arc. With a straight-forward, objective tone, the author tells of Joan's rise from peasant girl to symbolic leader of the French Army. The book downplays the spiritual side to Joan (her 'voices' ) and, instead, portrays a plucky girl with a vision to save her country from the hated English. A great read for lovers of medieval history and military conquests as well as a cautionary tale for the 'cult of personality' (Joan's rise and fall is quick and devastating.) (

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BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1990)

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To my daughter, Joan Brooks McLane

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