Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--

by Andrew Pettegree

Book Overview

A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation's 500th anniversary

When Martin Luther posted his "theses" on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517, protesting corrupt practices, he was virtually unknown. Within months, his ideas spread across Germany, then all of Europe; within years, their author was not just famous, but infamous, responsible for catalyzing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399563237
• ISBN13: 9780399563232
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"