Bøger af John Haaren

The famous men of ancient and modern times are the mountain peaks of history. It is logical then that the study of history should begin with the biographies of these men.The series of historical stories to which this volume belongs was prepared in conformity with the foregoing recommendations and with the best practice of leading schools. It has been the aim of the authors to make an interesting story of each man's life (Attila, Clovis, Charlemagne and many more) and to tell these stories in a style so simple that pupils in the lower grades will read them with pleasure, and so dignified that they may be used with profit as text-books for reading.This new edition is presented in large type for enhanced readability.

Greeks were history's great men of thought. John Haaren has collected stories from the lives of thirty famous Greek Men, detailing the rise, Golden Age, and fall of Greece. Among these men are Aristotle, Ptolemy, Ulysses, Pericles, and Alexander the Great. Your children will be delighted to read and understand why the scope of Greek accomplishment is still known today as "The Greek Miracle."

Haaren's Famous Men of Rome consists of concise but comprehensive biographies of famous Romans throughout Rome's history. Some of the Romans profiled include Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Constantine the Great, Romulus and more.