Living Biographies of Famous Women Contributor(s): Thomas, Henry (Author), Thomas, Dana Lee (Author), Bailey, S. Patricia (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433234394 ISBN-13: 9781433234392 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: The individuals in this book played important roles in history and achieved a range of accomplishments. They include Joan of Arc, Charlotte Bronte, Florence Nightengale, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, and others. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Reference - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.47" W x 7.48" (0.21 lbs) |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Each of the individuals featured in this book played an important role in history. Their accomplishments span a wide range of fields, from the literary and the political to the medical. They include Cleopatra; Theodora; Joan of Arc; Mary, Queen of Scots; Queen Christina; Madame de Maintenon; Charlotte Bronte; George Eliot; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Florence Nightingale; Susan B. Anthony; Frances E. Willard; Catherine Breshkovsky; Sarah Bernhardt; Isadora Duncan; Ernestine Schumann-Heink; Jane Addams; Evangeline Booth; Helen Keller; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Dana Lee: - Dana Lee Thomas was an associate editor of Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly. He attended Harvard, where he concentrated on history and economics. During the Second World War, he served as a news editor and military historian attached to the Third Army of General George S. Patton. |