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My Glorious Brothers

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"Fast is at his best as a storyteller"— Christian Science Monitor


The strength of five brothers will define a nation.


My Glorious Brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for today's world in the great events of history.


After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated Jerusalem, Simon and his four brothers — soon to be known and revered as the Maccabees — rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. Their tale has almost no parallel in human history. Theirs was the will, fire, and unbending spirit that inspired the timeless rite of Hanukkah, transforming a society of farmers and scholars into an unconquerable army that would wage the first modern fight for freedom and the first victory for religious freedom.


Master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the story of great battles, brutal atrocities, and undying love and loyalty. But it is also a sensitive and sure picture of a people and an age, in which the mood of a small but spirited segment of humanity two thousand years ago is recreated with gripping authenticity.


PRAISE FOR HOWARD FAST:


"Emotional, exciting, and entertaining."— Philadelphia Inquirer


"Relentless pace of events...real experience leaping full-bodied from Fast's imagination!"— New York Times


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Publisher: Sourcebooks

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 1, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781402271939
  • Release date: November 1, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781402271939
  • File size: 911 KB
  • Release date: November 1, 2011

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

"Fast is at his best as a storyteller"— Christian Science Monitor


The strength of five brothers will define a nation.


My Glorious Brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for today's world in the great events of history.


After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated Jerusalem, Simon and his four brothers — soon to be known and revered as the Maccabees — rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. Their tale has almost no parallel in human history. Theirs was the will, fire, and unbending spirit that inspired the timeless rite of Hanukkah, transforming a society of farmers and scholars into an unconquerable army that would wage the first modern fight for freedom and the first victory for religious freedom.


Master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the story of great battles, brutal atrocities, and undying love and loyalty. But it is also a sensitive and sure picture of a people and an age, in which the mood of a small but spirited segment of humanity two thousand years ago is recreated with gripping authenticity.


PRAISE FOR HOWARD FAST:


"Emotional, exciting, and entertaining."— Philadelphia Inquirer


"Relentless pace of events...real experience leaping full-bodied from Fast's imagination!"— New York Times


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Sourcebooks

    Kindle Book
    Release date: November 1, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781402271939
    Release date: November 1, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781402271939
    File size: 911 KB
    Release date: November 1, 2011

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English