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DescriptionofthisBookAcclaimedbiographerDonaldSpotostripsawaythelegendsfromthelifeofFrancisofAssisitorevealthetruestoryofamanwhohastoooftenbeenobscuredbypiousiconography.Drawingonunprecedentedaccesstounexploredarchives,plusFrancis'sownletters,SpotoplacesFranciswithinthecontextofthemultifacetedecclesiastical,political,andsocialforcesofmedievalItaly,castingnewlightonFrancisandshowinghowhisemphasisoncharityastheheartoftheGospel'smessagehelpedhimpioneeranewsocialmovement.Thisnuancedportraitrevealsthemultifacetedcharacterofamanwhocangenuinelybesaidtohavechangedthecourseofhistory.