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by Jacob Abbott

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  • PublisherPrints Publications Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN-139789394791459
  • BindingPaper back
  • Pages151
  • LanguageEnglish

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13 9789394791459
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 151 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5"x8.5"
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

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