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Joan of Arc: In her own words | 
 enlarge | Author: Joan Of Arc
Creator: Willard Trask
Publisher: Turtle Point Press / Books & Co
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 94942
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 1885983085
Dewey Decimal Number: 944.026092
EAN: 9781885983084
ASIN: 1885983085
Publication Date: June 18, 2004
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Product Description
The only available source for the exact words of Joan of Arc, compiled from the transcript of her trials and rearranged as an autobiography by Willard Trask.
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 Excellent & Inspiring March 8, 2008
I've begun reading this, along with 3 other books I purchased. It is not a narrative read, and more along the lines of a journal or notes, but it is excellent, and breathes new light into Joan of Arc as a woman beside & within her every belief.
The Maid speaks.... October 23, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book several years ago and it is one purchase that I do not regret. Wonderful for grabbing a thought, it often ends up in the pile of my inspirational books. There is nothing like a word from Joan before facing the day. As history, it is an excellent tool from which to derive direct quotations from one of the greatest enigmas of all time. JOAN OF ARC: IN HER OWN WORDS puts the reader in contact with the mind of the saint and the events which she faced so courageously. Her boldness, her femininity, her adandonment and her triumph are all there.
 Great read March 13, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a good book. It enlightened me to many things I didn't no about Joan of Arc. Like her childhood which it covered very well and even mentioned her dreams of becoming a solider and father's nightmares and even her favorite spot to play.
It covered her military conquest in great detail and made it interesting in a way I have not before on her. But I have to question the parts that reveal personal information on Joan's dreams. She was illiterate her entire life, right? So how did the author get the documents to prove this.
The trail sequence was also very well done. The questions and answers, even though very redundant, were both enlightening and showed Joan's personality extremely well. The references to the saints were like said in the notes slightly changed to make it make more sense.
All in All, good book but contradicts itself in some parts. Probably when the author was changing the letters to first person instead of third, but that is mention in the notes. There are also some randomly blank pages in the notes leaving parts out. The book is very accurate and is a good read for people who wish to learn more about the heroine.
 Defective copy September 20, 2005
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this right after buying it, but it was published in 1996 and the publisher apparently went out of business in 1997. I would like to know whether it is my copy or the entire edition that is defective - the Notes end in mid-word ("Excluded with then are passages merely rou-") on p.147! Then p.148 is blank, and there is no p.149/150, after which the pagination resumes with p.151.
Compelling June 27, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Reading Jehanne's own words is simply an amazing experience. The way the book is written, you can almost hear her speaking with all the passion & fervor she posessed. Reading this book is like being there, back in time, actually watching & hearing all as it happens.
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