1000 Years of Famous People (Reference)

This is a comprehensive look at the famous and the notorious, their achievements and the legacies they have left humankind. Organized by theme - explorers, inventors, leaders, artists, sportspeople, musicians, politicians, scientists, writers, reformers etc - each chapter looks at the famous figures pre-1000 AD to put the rest of the chapter in its historical context. Each entry gives the facts about the life and works of a key figure who helped to shape the last 1000 years.As well as basic biographies outlining where these people lived, the time they lived in, their work and accomplishmenmts, the book contains extra information and quirky details about them. Below each entry is a list of inventors' inventions, the actors' and actresses' notable films, the artists' major works etc.

Title - 1000 Years of Famous People (Reference)

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ISBN 13 - 9780753407691

Imprint - Kingfisher Books Ltd

Publisher - Pan Macmillan

Date Published - 21/10/2002

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 224 x 283 x mm

Weight - 1303 g

Languages - English