The Shah's Last Ride

The Shah's Last Ride
ISBN-10
067168745X
ISBN-13
9780671687458
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
1989-10-15
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
William Shawcross

Description

Chronicles the events leading to the fall of the last reigning monarch of the Peacock Thorne, detailing the excesses of his court, the rise of the Ayatollah, and his abdiction and life as refugee

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