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<body> <noscript> <div id="resultpage" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <div id="top"> <h1 xmlns:html="http://www.medialab.nl/schemas/aquabrowser/html" xmlns="">AquaBrowser Library ® - Mount Prospect Public Library</h1> <form xmlns:html="http://www.medialab.nl/schemas/aquabrowser/html" id="searchform" action="accessible.ashx" method="GET" xmlns=""> <input class="inputfield" size="30" id="q" name="q" value=""></input> <input class="searchbutton" type="submit" value="Search"></input> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="find"></input> <input type="hidden" name="rctx" value="AAIAAAABAAAAAgAAAEpSAAAKYWNjZXNzaWJsZQABOgAAAAAABGZyZWMAHHxsaWJyYXJ5L20vbXBwbC1keW5peHw1NjY0OTkAAANkZWYAAAEAAAAAAAAAAmVuAAD/////wxEAAAAAAAAAAAAA"></input> <a href="help.aspx?skin=accessible&uilang=en" target="_blank">Help</a> </form>  <br /> </div> <head> <title>Catherine the Great - AquaBrowser Library ® - Mount Prospect Public Library</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Massie, Robert K, "></meta> <meta name="keywords" content="AquaBrowser, Medialab, AquaBrowser Library, Search, Discover, Refine"></meta> </head> <body> <div id="fullrecordview"> <div id="content"> <h1>Catherine the Great</h1> <p></p> <table class="dtable"> <tr> <th class="key">Authors:</th> <td> <a href="?q=author:"Massie%2c+Robert+K"&rctx=AAIAAAABAAAAAgAAAEpSAAAKYWNjZXNzaWJsZQABOgAAAAAABGZyZWMAHHxsaWJyYXJ5L20vbXBwbC1keW5peHw1NjY0OTkAAANkZWYAAAEAAAAAAAAAAmVuAAD/////wxEAAAAAAAAAAAAA" alt="">Robert K. 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 " xmlns=""> <div> <a href="#syn_toc_summary" class="syndetics_toc_target">Summary</a> </div> <div> <a href="#syn_toc_fiction" class="syndetics_toc_target">Fiction & Biography</a> </div> </div> <div id="syndetics_main" class="syndetics_main" xmlns=""> <div class="syndetics_item"> <table class="dtable" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="basecolor" colspan="2" id="syndetics_summary_title"> <a name="syn_toc_summary" class="syndetics_toc_anchor"></a> <strong>Summary</strong><div class="separator"></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div id="syndetics_summary">Massie, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, presents a narrative biography of Catherine the Great, the empress of Russia, centering on her 34-year struggle to rule backward Russia using the ideals of the Enlightenment philosophers. Covering her life from childhood to death, the book reveals the human drama of her rule, offering details on her relationships with friends, enemies, family, and lovers, in addition to analysis of how she coped with political crises. The book is illustrated with color photos, color historical paintings, and b&w maps. 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