Thomas B. Costain White and the Gold

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THOMAS B. COSTAIN-A MAGNIFICENT STORYTELLER-HIS MOST ROUSING DRAMAHere is a huge and unforgettable epic, in color and spectacle equalling even The Black Rose and The Last Plantagenets. Told in the matchless style which marks the best of Costain, here is the vast panorama of a mighty land, of its vivid and violent people and of the turbulent centuries through which it grew to greatness."A stirring and fascinating romance, a grand subject for such a vivid writer as Mr. Costain...The White and the Gold is a narrative that never flags"-Saturday Review"Exceptional reading"-Book-Of-The-Month Club News"A great writer and a great historian employs his genius in The White and the Gold"-Washington Post"Costain displays here to the full his genius for making the past live again"-Philadelphia Inquirer"A fine sense of the dramatic...a thrilling story...a rare combination of brilliant writing and thorough research"-Boston Herald"Of a high order...Lively, dramatic, crammed with heroic events and striking individuals...rousing"-New York Times"A fine book...a master writer"-Library Journal"Fascinating"-TIME