Mary Platt Parmele

In A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele takes the reader on a survey of Russia's rich past, from the state's early dramatic beginnings to its struggle to control society, the transformation of the empire into a multi-ethnic empire, and beyond.

In A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele takes the reader on a survey of Russia's rich past, from the state's early dramatic beginnings to its struggle to control society, the transformation of the empire into a multi-ethnic empire, and beyond.

In 'A Short History of Rome' Mary Platt Parmele traces the rise and fall of Rome, its conquests, cruelty and excess, its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - in her inimitable concise style.

In 'A Short History of Rome' Mary Platt Parmele traces the rise and fall of Rome, its conquests, cruelty and excess, its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - in her inimitable concise style.

A Short History of Spain is a classic Spanish history text by Mary Platt Parmele. No name is more fraught with picturesque and romantic interest than that of the "Spanish Peninsula." After finishing this rare bit of handiwork nature seems to have thrown up a great ragged wall, stretching from sea to sea, to protect it; and the Pyrenees have stood for ages a frowning barrier, descending toward France on the northern side from gradually decreasing heights--but on the Spanish side in wild disorder, plunging down through steep chasms, ravines, and precipices--with sharp cliffs towering thousands of feet skyward, which better than standing armies protect the sunny plains below.