A list of the one hundred most influential people in history features descriptions of the careers, contributions, and accomplishments of the political and religious leaders, inventors, writers, artists, and others who changed the course of ...
Presents a history of the world from the ancient civilizations of the Middle and Far East to the modern world of the late twentieth century. Includes maps and illustrations.
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World History: People & Nations
World History: People and Nations
African history as world history: Africa and the Roman Empire -- Africa and the rise of Islam -- The mighty kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay -- The Atlantic slave trade: Slavery and resistance in South America and the Caribbean -- ...
Anson had a long career, producing a statistical record that loo/es like a Hall of Famer of today: he was the first to reach the important milestones of 3,000 career hits and 2,000 runs batted in. By contrast, Kelly's reputation is ...
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history...
Alcott, Louisa May 124 Alexander the Great 60, 80—81 Anning, Mary 28 Aquinas, Thomas 61 Archimedes 12 Aristotle 60—61, ... Antoine 17 Lenin, Vladimir 62, 95, 105 Leonardo da Vinci 114 Lincoln, Abraham 68, 124 Linnaeus, Carl 18 Lister, ...
Dr. Barry Marshall was a modest, little-known internal medicine specialist in Perth, on the west coast of Australia, when he became convinced in the 1980s that stomach ulcers and indeed most stomach cancers were caused by bacteria.