Features 800 essays covering people from the eighteenth century through to the early twenty-first century. The majority of the individuals included in this set have never been covered in this series before.
A five-volume set of biographical sketches, arranged alphabetically, of 459 individuals whose contributions influenced world culture and the social development of societies flourishing in earlier centuries.
Great Lives from History: American women series
Great Lives from History: African Americans covers more than 770 people from colonial times through the present, offering fascinating perspectives on black American history.
A collection of over 350 essays covering a number of notable historical figures of the Middle Ages beginning in 477 C.E. to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and contains maps, tables, and cross-references.
A five-volume set of biographical sketches, arranged alphabetically, of some 400 Americans, presenting their contributions and impact on United States history and development and including individual bibliographies.
A five volume set of biographical sketches, arranged alphabetically, of American women, presenting their contributions and impact on United States history.
Great Lives from History: Twentieth century series
In-depth critical essays on important men and women in all areas of achievement.
The Great Lives from History series was grown to include 27 volumes of in-depth, critical essays on the men and women who helped define our history. Now, the ninth installment,...