{"product_id":"the-third-horseman-a-story-of-weather-war-and-the-famine-history-forgot-9780143127147","title":"The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe incredible true story of how a cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European history--years before the Black Death, from the author of \u003ci\u003eJustinian's Flea \u003c\/i\u003eand the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eMiracle Cure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn May 1315, it started to rain. For the seven disastrous years that followed, Europeans would be visited by a series of curses unseen since the third book of Exodus: floods, ice, failures of crops and cattle, and epidemics not just of disease, but of pike, sword, and spear. All told, six million lives--one-eighth of Europe's total population--would be lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a category-defying knowledge of science and history, William Rosen tells the stunning story of the oft-overlooked Great Famine with wit and drama and demonstrates what it all means for today's discussions of climate change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143127147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"William Rosen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040162644149,"sku":"9780143127147","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_31511cd1-1652-4ce6-a088-aa324a91a07b.jpg?v=1689085981","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-third-horseman-a-story-of-weather-war-and-the-famine-history-forgot-9780143127147","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}