A perfect red : empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire
/ Amy Butler Greenfield
- New York : Harper Peennial , c2005
- 338 p. : illus. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
This colorful account is a richly researched, dramatic, enthralling look thatportrays the color red as a driving force in history and empire since ancienttimes. 8-page color insert.
English.
9780060522759
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