This file includes 22 books from Abbott's "Makers of History" series of biographies: Alexander the Great, Charles I, Charles II, Cleopatra, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, King Alfred of England, Margaret of Anjou, Mary Queen of Scots, Nero, Peter the Great, Pyrrhus, Queen Elizabeth, Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, Romulus, William the Conqueror, and Xerxes. According to Wikipedia: "Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books... He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science."
This file includes 22 books from Abbott's "Makers of History" series of biographies: Alexander the Great, Charles I, Charles II, Cleopatra, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, King Alfred of England, Margaret of Anjou, Mary Queen of Scots, Nero, Peter the Great, Pyrrhus, Queen Elizabeth, Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, Romulus, William the Conqueror, and Xerxes. According to Wikipedia: "Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books... He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science."