Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure

A notably large number of life stories of the world's famous men and women selected in accordance with an unusual plan and written with particular attention to those qualities of achievement, romance and adventure that appeal to and inspire young people. Every character included has strong pictorial and romantic appeal, and as few characters of fiction like Robinson Crusoe, Don Quixote and Robin Hood, for whom there is also some historical significance, have been added to make certain that this shall be first of all a story book of enthralling interest, as well as a book of history and biography.The men and women chosen not only represent many races and nationalities but many types of genius and greatness. From Dante to Napoleon, from Lincoln to Buddha, from Henry Hudson and Columbus to Jeanne d?Arc, from Alfred the Great to Roosevelt and Edith Cavell, the book teems with information and adventure and is a clear and well told memorial of the brightest stars in the historical firmament, an extensive record of the greatest struggles in all history against the most bitter odds.Edwards, Clayton J. is the author of 'Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure' with ISBN 9781589630833 and ISBN 1589630831.