National Geographic world history biographies
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Alexander: the boy soldier who conquered the world
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National Geographic
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2005
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her birth to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1533, her imprisonment by her half-sister, through her reign as one of England's more respected monarchs, to her death in 1603.
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Gandhi: the young protester who founded a nation
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Convinced that unnamed babies are not truly alive, King Tuthmosis I's wife Ahmose immediately names her newborn daughter Hatshepsut. This tiny girl will one day rise above her name and become not just "the foremost of women" but ruler of all Egypt. Growing up in pharaoh's palace, the young princess prepares for her future by learning the essentials of Egyptian religious, political, and social life. After 12-year-old Hatshepsut's father dies, she-following...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: the queen who rode off to battle
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Michelangelo: the young artist who dreamed of perfection
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Isaac Newton: the scientist who changed everything
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Julius Caesar: the boy who conquered an empire
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Mozart: the boy who changed the world with his music
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