Overview
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leading America from a wheelchair; Genghis Khan, conquering Central Asia until he died in a riding accident; Nelson Mandela, teaching freedom through prison walls: this multicultural reference tool examines 200 leaders, rulers, and activists from around the world. The volume includes lesser-known, yet important, individuals such as Chin Shih Huang, the emperor who reunified China, and Hatshepsut, queen of ancient Egyptian dynasty. Detailed biographical essays place them in a broad historical context, illuminating their enduring impact on the common understanding, and fundamental themes, of human existence.
- | Author: David de la Testa
- | Publisher: Greenwood
- | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2001
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1573561533
- | ISBN-13: 9781573561532
