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Book

Heroes of history

Call Number

  • J 920 GANE (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Little bee books edition ; First edition.

Publication Information

New York, New York : Little Bee Books, 2015.

Physical Description

175 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

History doesn't just happen. It is made by amazing and extraordinary people! Explore the lives of twenty-four of the world's most outstanding individuals through engaging narratives, entertaining fictionalized diary entries, and informative timelines.

Notes

"Meet the world's most remarkable, clever, and courageous characters!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Contents

  • [Chapter 1 - Warriors]. Sir William Marshal
  • Joan of Arc
  • Saigo Takamori
  • Geronimo
  • [Chapter 2 - Explorers]. Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Roald Amundsen
  • Amelia Earhart
  • Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard
  • [Chapter 3 - Rulers]. Ramesses II
  • Elizabeth I
  • George Washington
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • [Chapter 4 - Rebels]. Spartacus
  • Martin Luther
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Oskar Schindler
  • [Chapter 5 - Innovators]. Aristotle
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Charles Darwin
  • Marie Curie
  • [Chapter 6 - Trail blazers]. Emmeline Pankhurst
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

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