History of Cyrus the Great

by Jacob Abbott

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

935.05092

Collection

Publication

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2014), Edition: 2, 140 pages

Description

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 1850, covers Cyrus the Great (d. 530BC), founder of the Persian Empire, from his early years and ascension to the throne to the Oracles, the conquests of Lydia and Babylon, the restoration of the Jews, and more.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1850

Physical description

140 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

1501039466 / 9781501039461
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