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6) Napoleon
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Pub. Date
©1972
Description
Three-part study of Napoleon with the words of the man himself -- conversations, person letters, and public proclamations -- to give the reader an inside look at the self-crowned Emperor who conquered half of Europe. In the next section, those who actally knew Napoleon -- from his valet to Czar Alexander I -- provide eyewitness descriptions of Napoleon at work and at war, as a charismatic leader, a respected enemy, and a tough, even ruthless ruler....
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[1988]
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Relates the life stories of thirty-six significant individuals who held important public offices and contributed to the development of the United States from the Declaration of Independence to the nuclear age, including presidents, judges, leaders of the national legislature, and female and minority leaders.
10) Henry VIII
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[1988]
Description
A brief account of the life of that complex personality, King Henry VIII of England.
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[1993]
Description
Short biographies of more than thirty men and women who excelled in the field of medical science. Includes Hippocrates, Pare, Vesalius, Harvey, Serturner, Ehrlich, Morton, Fleming, Florey, Chain, Laennec, Roentgen, Leeuwenhoek, Jenner, Semmelweis, Lister, Pasteur, Koch, Laveran, Ross, Metchnikoff, Blackwell, Schweitzer, Virchow, Cannon, Drew, Freud, Curie, Osler, Watson, Crick, Pinel, Sabin, Taussig, Murray, and Salk.
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