1000 Years of Famous People
By Unknown Author.
Description
This is a comprehensive look at the famous and the notorious, their achievements and the legacies they have left humankind. Organized by theme - explorers, inventors, leaders, artists, sportspeople, musicians, politicians, scientists, writers, reformers etc - each chapter looks at the famous figures pre-1000 AD to put the rest of the chapter in its historical context. Each entry gives the facts about the life and works of a key figure who helped to shape the last 1000 years.As well as basic biographies outlining where these people lived, the time they lived in, their work and accomplishmenm...
ISBN(s)
0753407698, 9780753407691
