VTG Landmark Book W-39 CHIEF OF THE COSSACKS 1959 Harold Lamb HC DJ 1st Printing Used. Condition Is “Very Good”. Dust Jacket Has Some Edge Tears. Inside Dust zJackeg Has Yellowed Some And Looks Like A Little Mildew Stains. Book Cover Has One Very Small Spot Where Surface Color Has Come Off. Inside Cover Has A Stuck Nameplate. Remaining Book Components In Very Good Condition. Shipped Via USPS Media Mail. 913

Great Collectable Book With Wonderful Illustrations In Darn Good Condition Considering Age And Type. World Landmark Book Series Consists Of 63 Books.

“World Landmark Books are true stories from world history for young people nine to fifteen years old. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first-hand. Written during the 1950's and 60's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth collecting and reading.”

“A fairly unfamiliar subject to young Americans is the history of the Cossacks and their fearless leader, Stenka Rasin. Deeply rooted to the country through which the Volga flows, the Cossacks looked to the river as a mother and the steppes as a father. Master of the Caspian sea, protector of the Tartars, Armenians, Persians, Atamans, Volga Burlaki, Don Cossacks, and his own people, Stenka Rasin, three hundred years ago, commanded an empire which he defended against the Muscovites and the Czar with courage, brilliance, and force. And despite the efforts of the Czar to demean him, even after his execution, he remains a hero of enormous stature who dominates the folklore of Russia. Factually, an exceedingly full and competent book, this book still manages to miss evoking the full stature and glamour which clings to the name of Stenka Rasin, hero of the Cossack yeomanry.”