Isabella of Castile: The First Renaissance Queen

An artful, sensitive biography A prerequisite for understanding Isabella is understanding the period and Rubin excels at delineating both.-Booklist"Rubin succeeds admirably in recounting the story of Spain's greatest queen and the impact of her reign on her country and the world a first rate exposition."-Kirkus"An excellent, well-developed picture of the complex, often contradictory forces of the European scene from which Columbus sailed."-Washington Times"Classic will make permanent literary history by dispelling many schoolroom myths."-Tulsa World

Nancy Rubin is a best-selling author who specializes in women and social history. Her other books are American Empress, The Mother Mirror and The New Suburban Woman. For Isabella of Castile, she won the 1992 Author of the Year Award from the American Society of Authors and Journalists. http://www.Nancyrubinstuart.com