{"product_id":"the-family-romanov-murder-rebellion-the-fall-of-imperial-russia-hardcover","title":"The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion \u0026 the Fall of Imperial Russia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCandace Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"superb history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), award-winning author Candace Fleming tells the extraordinary true story of Russia's last royal family--and transports readers back to a time when both a bloodline and an empire came tumbling down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Has all the elements of a fictional thriller . . . woven into a fascinating work of history.\"--\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER: \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Young Adult Literature and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Nonfiction - A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist - A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Adult Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was \u003cb\u003eTsar Nicholas II\u003c\/b\u003e of Russia: the wealthiest monarch in the world, who ruled over 130 million people and one-sixth of the earth's land surface, yet turned a blind eye to the abject poverty of his subjects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was \u003cb\u003eEmpress Alexandra\u003c\/b\u003e stern, reclusive, and painfully shy, a deeply religious woman obsessed with the corrupt mystic Rasputin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir daughters were the \u003cb\u003eGrand Duchess Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia\u003c\/b\u003e completely isolated and immature girls who wore identical white dresses and often signed joint letters as OTMA, the initials of their first names. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir only son was \u003cb\u003eTsarevich Alexei\u003c\/b\u003e youngest of the Romanovs, heir to the throne, a hemophiliac whose debilitating illness was kept secret from the rest of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandace Fleming deftly maneuvers between the plight of Russia's poor masses and the extravagant lives of the Romanovs, from their opulent upbringings to the crumbling of their massive empire, and finally to their tragic murders. Using captivating photos and compelling first-person accounts throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Romanov \u003c\/i\u003eis history at its most absorbing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandace Fleming is the prolific and highly acclaimed author of numerous books for young adults and children, including the nonfiction titles \u003ci\u003eThe Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Nonfiction; \u003ci\u003eAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children's Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eThe Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum, \u003c\/i\u003e an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois. 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