Genoa, 'La Superba' : The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower Children's Choice Book Award for Teen Choice Book of the Year (2010) In The Fifth Risk

In The Fifth Risk

National BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science BooksFinalist for the PEN/E

Having graduated as a medical doctor

Published twenty years ago

Zella Luria

Genoa, 'La Superba' : The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower Children's Choice Book Award for Teen Choice Book of the Year (2010) In The Fifth RiskGenoa has an incredible story to tell. It rose from an obscurity imposed by its harsh geography to become a merchant pirate superpower that helped create the medieval world. It fought bitter battles with its great rival Venice and imprisoned Marco Polo, as the feuding city states connected Europe to the glories of the East. It introduced the Black Death to Europe, led the fight against the Barbary Corsairs, bankrolled Imperial Spain, and gave the