{"product_id":"9780143127147","title":"The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow a cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European history—years before the Black Death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn May 1315, it started to rain. For the seven disastrous years that followed, Europeans would be visited by a series of curses unseen since the third book of Exodus: floods, ice, failures of crops and cattle, and epidemics not just of disease, but of pike, sword, and spear. All told, six million lives—one-eighth of Europe’s total population—would be lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a category-defying knowledge of science and history, William Rosen tells the stunning story of the oft-overlooked Great Famine with wit and drama and demonstrates what it all means for today’s discussions of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008653705456,"sku":"9780143127147","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143127147_p0.jpg?v=1763658110","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143127147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}