An edition of The dangerous book of heroes (2009)

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An edition of The dangerous book of heroes (2009)

The dangerous book of heroes

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A collected biography of men and women who performed heroic deeds throughout history.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
481

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Cover of: The Dangerous Book of Heroes
The Dangerous Book of Heroes
2010, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: The dangerous book of heroes
The dangerous book of heroes
2010, William Morrow
in English - 1st US ed.
Cover of: The Dangerous Book of Heroes
The Dangerous Book of Heroes
2010, William Morrow
Cover of: The dangerous book of heroes
The dangerous book of heroes
2009, William Morrow
in English - 1st US ed.
Cover of: The dangerous book of heroes
The dangerous book of heroes
2009, HarperCollins
in English

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Table of Contents

Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Robert Clive
Dr Bruce Hunt
Hereward the Wake and the Rebels of Britain
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton
The Few
Magna Carta Barons
Oliver Cromwell
John Churchill (1st Duke of Marlborough)
Captain Philip Broke and the frigate Shannon
Aphra Behn
James Cook
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Abolition of slavery
Edith Cavelll
Douglas Bader
Sir Garnet Wolseley
Thomas Paine and the Rights of Man
Thomas, Lord Cochrane "The Sea Wolf"
Women of SOE
Sir Henry Morgan, buccaneer
Charles Napier
Lawrence of Arabia
Florence Nightingale
Defence of Rorkes Drift
Winston Churchill
James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
Gertrude Bell "Al-khatun"
Cecil Rhodes
Gurkhas
Horatio Nelson
Billy Bishop and the courage of the Early Morning
Bletchley Park and the first computers
William Bligh's boat voyage
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Alcock and Brown, transAtlantic crossing
General James Wolfe
Sir Walter Ralegh
Sir Francis Drake
Scott of the Antarctic
Men of Bristol and the discovery of North America
Lisa Potts
Men of Colditz
Unknown warrior.

Edition Notes

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London
Other Titles
Heroes

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
920.02
Library of Congress
J920.02 Iggul, CT105

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 481 pages
Number of pages
481

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28414119M
Internet Archive
dangerousbookofh0000iggu_t0d0
ISBN 10
000726092X
ISBN 13
9780007260928
OCLC/WorldCat
312625825

Work Description

Discover stories of heroism and adventure in this next installment of the blockbuster series Dangerous Book for BoysBrothers Conn and David Iggulden present their big book of heroes: the men and women who have shaped our lives and inspired generations. This treasure chest of saints, rogues, and champions of causes great and small is filled with names you will surely recognize, such as George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. and Sir Henry Morgan and Edith Cavell, whose roles in history are no less significant or exciting. From Helen Keller and Scott of the Antarctic to Sitting Bull and the passengers of Flight 93, this dangerous book is dedicated to those who dove headfirst into battle, those who made amazing discoveries, and those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes.

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