History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy from the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book Overall (1993) Dogged by bad luck

Dogged by bad luck

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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy from the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book Overall (1993) Dogged by bad luck"Machiavelli is most widely known as the incisively analytical author of "The Prince" and the "Discourses on Livy". In these works he drew heavily upon history to illustrate his political theories. In the "History of Florence", conversely, he applied his unrivalled knowledge of politics to the elucidation of history. The resultant work is one of the masterpieces of early modern historiography." Wallace K. Ferguson Published 1960. Binding of book is