Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0061143162 ISBN 13 : 9780061143168

Editeur : Harper, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Johnson Paul

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history comes to life in this stirring sequel to Intellectuals and Creators.

In this enlightening, entertaining work, Paul Johnson continues his engaging history series, approaching the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life and corner of the world who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the whole world as well.

Heroes includes

Samson, Judith and Deborah
Alexander and julius Caesar
Henry V and Joan of Arc
Thomas More, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I and Walter Ralegh
George Washington, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson
Emily Dickinson
Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle
Mae West and Marilyn Monroe
Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II

Revue de presse :

Mr. Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough. (Wall Street Journal)

It is Johnson s gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would, indeed, recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes. (Washington Post Book World)

Johnson frequetlty enlivens his witty, well-researched pages with chatty accounts of personal encounters with people as diverse as Princess Diana and Shelley Winters. (Library Journal)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061143162
• ISBN 13: 9780061143168
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320