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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: Recommended reading/Valid sources/Advice for beginners on Romanov books
« on: February 25, 2004, 04:28:07 PM »
I think that publishers want a book that someone with no background interest in the Romanovs could pick up and read and understand immediately, without recourse to "outside" reading.
Our published book contains maybe a third of the information we gathered on the subject. Certainly what was either left out or cut out would be of interest to Romanov complete-ists, but I think that our editor did a really good job of keeping what was most important to the history of the times and the events themselves.
I'd love to write the story of Tobolsk and the Imperial Family -- while they were imprisoned there AND afterwards into the 30s when the Soviets were hunting for the missing jewels and Imperial valuables.
But I have to agree with Greg that a publisher probably wouldn't think such a book worthwhile from a marketing point of view..
Our published book contains maybe a third of the information we gathered on the subject. Certainly what was either left out or cut out would be of interest to Romanov complete-ists, but I think that our editor did a really good job of keeping what was most important to the history of the times and the events themselves.
I'd love to write the story of Tobolsk and the Imperial Family -- while they were imprisoned there AND afterwards into the 30s when the Soviets were hunting for the missing jewels and Imperial valuables.
But I have to agree with Greg that a publisher probably wouldn't think such a book worthwhile from a marketing point of view..