True Story of Alexander the Great Book 9789394791459 ISBN, Prints Publications

Alexander The Great

Author: Jacob Abbott

Publisher: Prints Publications Pvt Ltd

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Publisher	Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year	2023
ISBN-13	9789394791459
Binding	Paper back
Number of Pages	151 Pages
Language	English
Edition	1st
Dimension (Inches)	5.5"*8.5"
Weight (Grams)	206
Subject	Classic Fiction
Category	Fiction

A king at nineteen, dead at thirty-two and in between an empire that refused to end. This is the incredible true story of Alexander the Great. The boy who set out to win till there , were no more worlds to conquer. A ruthless and self-willed king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander’s rule extended from Greece to Egypt to India, making him one of history’s most successful military commanders. This enlightening account of the great king’s remarkable life, highlights not only his phenomenal military accomplishments, unparalleled success and victories and adept leadership qualities, but also brings for us an insight into this extremely interesting man’s life. Alexander the Great’s story is one of the most fascinating ones ever told and he continues to attract the attention of mankind by remaining an unsurpassed legendary hero.

Jacob Abbott

Born in November 1803, at Hallowell, Maine, Jacob Abbott was a prolific author of juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader and a few works in popular science. His first books including the Young Christian; or, a Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian Duty (1832), were published while he was working at Mount Vernon as its principal. In 1835, he published the Little Scholar Learning to Talk: A Picture Book for Rollo which was later reissued as Rollo Learning to Talk. It became the first in the Rollo Series which had fourteen books. This series is the best known of his writings. Jacob Abbott died in 1879 in Farmington, Maine, aged seventy-five. He authored one hundred and eighty books and edited or co-authored thirty-one. His children’s series, especially Franconia stories have been praised for their depiction of children and their storytelling approach. His works continue to be widely read and acclaimed.

Preface	4
His Childhood and Youth	8
Beginning of His Reign	20
The Reaction	32
Crossing The Hellespont	44
Campaign in Asia Minor	58
Defeat of Darius	71
The Siege of Tyre	82
Alexander in Egypt	93
The Great Victory	104
The Death of Darius	117
Deterioration of Character	128
Alexander’s End	137
ENGRAVINGS
Map. Expedition of Alexander Frontispiece
Alexander and Bucephalus	15
Map of Macedon and Greece	27
Map of Macedon and Greece	33
Map of the Plain of Troy	50
Paris and Helen	52
Achilles	54
Map of the Granicus	58
The Bathing in the River Cydnus	68
Map of the Plain of Issus	74
The Siege of Tyre	87
The Focus	102
The Caltrop	108
Alexander at the Pass of Susa	116
Proposed Improvement of Mount Athos	142