03289cam a2200325 4500 440735392 TxAuBib 20201005120000.0 ||||||s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781618246080 1618246089 B00AP91ONI Amazon 25aaf9da-7127-4a09-891d-2fac8171f089 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4981687 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Flint, Eric. 1634: The Bavarian Crisis [Libby] : Ring of Fire: Assiti Shards Series, Book 6. Baen Books, 2007. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Open EPUB eBook, Filesize: 953kB. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:<p><b>THE MAELSTROM THAT IS EUROPE, COMPLICATED BY IRON, LOVE AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICANS</b></p> <p>The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the United States of Europe, forged from an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century, led by Mike Stearns, who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident.</p> <p>This troubled century was full of revolutions and plans for more revolutions before the Americans arrived, and gave every would-be revolutionary an example of a revolution that succeeded. Europe is a pot coming to a boil, and Mike Stearns finds himself walking the fine line between keeping the pot boiling while keeping it from boiling over and destroying the USE in the process.</p> <p>The USE has the know-how of 20th century technology, but needs iron and steel to make the machines. The iron mines of the upper Palatinate were rendered inoperable by wartime damage, and American ingenuity is needed on the spot to pump them out and get the metal flowing again—a mission that will prove more complicated than anyone expects. First, because the expedition sent to revitalize the mining industry in the upper Palatinate walks into the middle of a ferocious battle between the USE and the Duke of Bavaria. Second, because in the maelstrom that is Europe, even a 20th century copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica can precipitate a crisis from the most unexpected quarters. The young and beautiful daughter of the Austrian emperor, sent to marry the Duke of Bavaria for reasons of state, comes to an unforeseen conclusion based on her study of up-time history. The decision she makes as a result transforms the Bavarian war into a crisis for all of Europe.</p> <p>At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-10-04 22:00:02. DeMarce, Virginia. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=25aaf9da-7127-4a09-891d-2fac8171f089&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=25aaf9da-7127-4a09-891d-2fac8171f089&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=25aaf9da-7127-4a09-891d-2fac8171f089&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Open EPUB eBook)