Great Lives from History: The 17th Century: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781587652226)

Great Lives from History is a multivolume series detailing the biographies of important people throughout history, worldwide. It is universally well-regarded for its breadth of content and extended essays. The series' content bridges the gap between full-length, scholarly biographies and the shortened forms found in encyclopedias. The geographic and occupational scope of the individuals covered in The Seventeenth Century is broad: the individuals covered are identified with one or more of the following areas - Africa, the American Colonies, Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Native America, the Netherlands, the Ottoman Empire, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. The editors provide coverage that is broad in areas of achievement, as well as geography, and at the same time include the recognized shapers of history essential in any liberal arts curriculum.

Author: Larissa Juliet Taylor
ISBN-10: 1587652226
ISBN-13: 9781587652226
Publisher: Salem Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 1184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 7.83lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.15w x 4.00d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2006 pg. 78
School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 99
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 224
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 198