Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Robert K. Massie died in 2019.
“A wonderfully rich tapestry, the colors fresh and clear, every
strand sewn in with a sure hand. Mr. Massie describes those strange
and terrible years with sympathy and understanding. . . . They come
vividly before our eyes.”—The New York Times
“An all-too-human picture . . . Both Nicholas and Alexandra with
all their failings come truly alive, as does their almost storybook
romance.”—Newsday
“A magnificent and intimate picture . . . Not only the main
characters but a whole era become alive and
comprehensible.”—Harper’s
“A larger-than-life drama.”—Saturday Review
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