Books with author Greer Firestone

The world has long been fascinated with the compelling characters and cataclysmic events surrounding the end of the 300-year Romanov dynasty of Russia: * The mystical (and some say mythical) Rasputin and his influence on the teenaged Alexei, the heir * The passionate love affair between Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra * The four lovely Romanov daughter (OTMA): Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia * World War I and the Communist Revolution of 1917 Few books have touched on what was the greatest secret of the age; tsarevich Alexei's curse of hemophilia, "The Royal Disease." Entwined in this tale of incalculable wealth and global dominance is the enigmatic and magnetic Rasputin - peasant and holy man. Medical doctors could not help Alexei. Only Rasputin had the power to stop the flow of blood. Was he a saint or sinner? ALEXEI and RASPUTIN gives a face, a personality and a soul...to the boy who carried on his small frame two impossible burdens - heir and hemophiliac. Taken from first person historical accounts, ALEXEI and RASPUTIN is a novel about the boy whose murder changed the course of the world. This is the second edition of the novel originally written in 2000. Due to the unearthing of the tsarevich's remains in 2007, there is renewed interest in the family.Perfect book for middle school students.

The world has long been fascinated with the compelling characters and cataclysmic events surrounding the end of the 300-year Romanov dynasty of Russia: * The mystical (and some say mythical) Rasputin and his influence on the teenaged Alexei, the heir * The passionate love affair between Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra * The four lovely Romanov daughter (OTMA): Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia * World War I and the Communist Revolution of 1917 Few books have touched on what was the greatest secret of the age; tsarevich Alexei's curse of hemophilia, "The Royal Disease." Entwined in this tale of incalculable wealth and global dominance is the enigmatic and magnetic Rasputin - peasant and holy man. Medical doctors could not help Alexei. Only Rasputin had the power to stop the flow of blood. Was he a saint or sinner? ALEXEI and RASPUTIN gives a face, a personality and a soul...to the boy who carried on his small frame two impossible burdens - heir and hemophiliac. Taken from first

The world has long been fascinated by the compelling characters and cataclysmic events surrounding the end of the 300 year Romanov dynasty. Alexei carried on his small frame two impossible burdens-heir and hemophiliac. • The curse of hemophilia-"The Royal Disease"-the greatest secret of the age • The mystical Rasputin-the peasant holy man with the phospherescent eyes-and his mesmerizing influence on the teenage tsarevich. Only Father Gregori could staunch the flow of blood during an attack • The four precious Romanov daughters, OTMA: Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia and their cruel fate • WWI, Lenin and the Communist Revolution of 1917 Rasputin and Alexei gives a face and a soul to the teenage Alexei. Taken from first person accounts, Rasputin and Alexei is a novel about a boy whose murder (and that of his family) changed the world.