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Overview"Abraham Lincoln raved that this series of historical biographies gave him ""just that knowledge of past men and events which I need. I have read them with the greatest interest. To them I am indebted for about all the historical knowledge I have."" Considered what we would now call ""young adult"" literature, this collection, first published between 1848 and 1871, was designed to present a clear, distinct, connected narrative of the lives of the great figures of world history, those people who have been most influential, at least as American author and educator JACOB ABBOTT (1803-1879) saw it from his 19th-century perspective. Wildly popular and republished many times under different collected names, this replica set mimics the 1904 reprint known as the ""Makers of History"" series. It will delight students of history as well as show the scholar how history telling has changed over the last few centuries. More than 30 other volumes in the series are also available from Cosimo Classics. This volume, dating from 1854, covers Pyrrhus of Epirus (318BC-272 BC), one of the fiercest enemies of ancient Rome, including his wars in Macedon and Italy and his experience at the Battle of Asculum, from which we take the term ""Pyrrhic victory.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacob AbbottPublisher: Cosimo Classics Imprint: Cosimo Classics Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781605208336ISBN 10: 1605208337 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 01 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |