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by Thomas Cahill (Author) "On the last, cold day of December in the dying year we count as 406, the river Rhine froze solid, providing the natural bridge that..." (more)
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In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliat