From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs—and one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—comes an inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories about the giant characters who have changed the course of world history. These titans of history—encompassing queens, empresses, and actresses, kings, sultans, and conquerors, as well as prophets, artists, courtesans, psychopaths, and explorers—lived lives of astonishing drama, courage and adventure, debauchery and slaughter, virtue and crime. The subjects range widely throughout time and geography from Buddha and Genghis Khan to Nero and Churchill; from Catherine the Great and Anne Frank to Toussaint l’Ouverture and Martin Luther King; from Mozart to Mao; from Jesus Christ and Shakespeare to Einstein and Elvis. Through these lives, Montefiore recounts the most momentous world events—from ancient times to the Crusades, the Holocaust, and the Gulf Wars. These are the historical figures that everyone should know and the stories we should never forget.
Titans of History: The Giants Who Made Our World
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Author: Montefiore, Simon Sebag
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780525564461
Details:
Author: Montefiore, Simon Sebag
Brand: Vintage
Color: Red
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 640
Release Date: 16-10-2018
Part Number: 33126930
Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780525564461
