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The first edition appears here in English for the first time

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From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs

Gordon Parks: The Flavio Story popup silica-rich sand and the purestThe extraordinary story of one Life photo essay by Gordon Parks and its impact. This book explores a once popular picture story by Gordon Parks and the extraordinary chain of events it prompted. Published in Life magazine in June 1961 as 'Poverty: Freedoms Fearful Foe,' this empathetic photo essay profiled the da Silva family, living in a hillside favela near a wealthy enclave of Rio de Janeiro. Focused primarily on the eldest son Flavio, an