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Joan of Arc : the teenager who saved her nation

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Around 1412, a baby girl was born in the village of Domremy who would change France forever. A farmer's daughter, she seemed destined for an unremarkable life.

But as the dramatic narrative of this World History Biography reveals, Joan's life was anything but ordinary.

By the age of 13, she knew her destiny to drive the English invaders from France.

By 17, she had led an army to victory at Orleans. Captured in battle, and too poor to be ransomed, Joan was burned at the stake before her 20th birthday.

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Product Details
National Geographic Kids
1426304153 / 9781426304156
Paperback / softback
24/02/2009
United States
English
64 p. : ill.
25 cm
Reprint. Originally published: 2007.