The Political History of Poland (1917) Review

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(More customer reviews)"Political History of Poland" by Edward H. Lewinski-Corwin is without a doubt a must read for any student of Polish History. The volume is over 600 pages of in-depth historical narrative covering Poland from its Slavic tribal origins up to 1917. This book is of course very favorable to Poland as Lewinski-Corwin was an American Polish activist, but he does not do so to an extent that in demeans or lessens the high quality of the work. The depth of this history covers many subjects glossed over by many other comprehensive works in English; like the intricacies of the Polish-Lithuanian relationship with-in the Commonwealth, the institutions and constitutional framework of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Duchy of Warsaw and the role of the Polish Legions in the Napoleonic Wars are but a few examples.
The book is written to be readily understandable to someone with virtually no prior knowledge of Poland and provides a enjoyable read for those with an interest in the subject, or in other words it is not written in the garbled academic fashion so common to many modern specialty histories. However, as most people who would buy and read this book will come in with an established background in the subject matter, they will in no way find the quality and depth of the book lacking in any regard.

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Originally published in 1917.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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