We have noted the popular fascination with Catherine the Great. While the Russian Empress may be among the trendier rulers from this period, historian Catherine Curzon points out that the Georgian era (1914-1837) was rife with “unique, eccentric and flamboyant monarchs.”…
Good news, mates! I know our friends across the pond have been anxiously awaiting the UK release of The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure. Well, the wait is over! Tsarina is now available in the UK! (Just in time for lockdown. You’re welcome.) Order it here…
We are so grateful to Tony Wheeler (co-founder of Lonely Planet) for blurbing The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure and now for reviewing it on his blog, Tony Wheeler’s Travels. “The Vrouw Maria was of no great size, less than 30 metres in length, and of no great…
“The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure reads almost like fiction as Easter and Vorhees explore the lives of the many figures involved in the historical shipwreck, as well as the modern oligarchs and academics battling in the courts for the right to…
An excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure appeared in the Daily Beast! “A ghostly shipwreck, a lost masterpiece painting, a lustful tsarina, the news of the Vrouw Maria’s discovery stirred imaginations in the summer of 1999. It also sparked questions, namely:…
The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure is one of the Smithsonian Magazine Books to Read in September! “By the end of her reign, Catherine the Great had acquired more than 4,000 paintings, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 16,000 coins and medals, and 10,000 drawings. But…
Friends, yesterday was a magical day for the co-authors of The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure. We sent our book baby out into the world. Friends and family across the country received it with love. And we were so lucky to even celebrate the…
Seemingly, lovers of history and devotees of pop culture can’t get enough Catherine the Great. As evidence, three popular television documentaries/series have come out in recent years. Ekaterina is a Russia-1 historical television series from 2015 (now available on Amazon) about the…
“What defines a treasure, and who controls its fate? Easter and Vorhees expertly weave the story of the ship and the painting into history. They plumb the two decades of drama that followed The Nursery’s rediscovery to combine important questions about…
Somerville, Mass – Things are starting to get real! Our book, The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure, now has a website AND a few book reviews. Most recently, Jerry and I gave an interview on The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure for the excellent…