Masada: Judea’s Last Stand

January 15, 2020

The story of Masada definitely deserves better than this PICTURE BOOK. (And yet, the interior illustrations are even worse.)

art for a refrigerator

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James F. Brown

4 years ago

Hard to read the title, not to mention whatever that tiny writing in the lower right corner says.

Even worse in thumbnail.

David King

4 years ago

I have been to Masada, and this cover definitely does not do the place nor the event justice.

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