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Barbara Tuchman discusses her book “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century”

BROADCAST: Sep. 11, 1978 | DURATION: 00:52:58

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Synopsis

Pulitzer Prize winning writer and historian Barbara Tuchman discusses her book “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century” and its historical background. Both Barbara Tuchman and Studs Terkel reads excerpts from the book. A musical piece called “Courtley Love” is played at the beginning of the show.