| The Two Great Retreats of History (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Grote, George (Author), Sgur, Count (Author), Segur, Count (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409916960 ISBN-13: 9781409916963 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: George Grote (1794-1871) was an English classical historian, best known in the field for his major work, History of Greece (1846-1856). Amongst his other works are: Essentials of Parliamentary Reform (1831), Life, Teachings, and Death of Socrates (1859), Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates (1865), Review of the Work of Mr. John Stuart Mill Entitled 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy' (1868) and Poems, 1815- 1823 (1872). Philippe-Paul, comte de S gur (1780-1873) was a French general and historian, son of Louis Philippe, comte de S gur. He served with General Macdonald in the Grisons in 1800-1801, and published an account of the campaign in 1802. By the influence of Colonel Duroc he was attached to the personal staff of Napoleon. During his retirement he wrote his Histoire de Napol on et de la Grande Arm e Pendant L'Ann e 1812 (2 vols., 1824). He also wrote: Histoire de Russie et de Pierre le Grand (1829), Histoire de Charles VIII (2 vols., 1835-1842) and Histoire et M moires (8 vols., 1873). |
