The Usborne book of famous lives /

Reid, Struan.

The Usborne book of famous lives / Famous lives [by Struan Reid and Patricia Fara ; ill. by Ross Watton and others]. - Tulsa, OK : EDC, 1997. - 245 p. : ill. (mostly col.), col. maps, ports. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inventors -- Scientists -- Explorers -- Kings & queens -- Famous women.

Profiles the lives of key individuals in history who have helped to shape the modern world.

9-12. 4-8.

0746030339 (pbk.)


Inventors--Biography.
Scientists--Biography.
Explorers--Biography.
Kings and rulers--Biography.
Women--Biography.

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