Catherine the Great
Subtitle: a biography
By: by Joan Haslip.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Putnam
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Description: The story of how a German-born princess came to be one of Russia's greatest rulers. She was affianced to Russia's grand duke Peter and had he been strong and assertive Catherine may not have been made empress when he was overthrown.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 366-369.
Includes index.