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Curious about the ancient Greek philosopher Plato but short on time? "Plato: A Short Introduction to His Life and Works" is your perfect solution! This concise book explores Plato's life, contributions to philosophy, and lasting impact on Western thought. You'll discover: Rise of the Philosophers in Ancient Greece Sources of information about him The life of Plato, his trips to Syracuse, the Academy, and Aristotle The works of Plato, order of the dialogues, Theory of Forms, natural science,… Plato’s masterwork the “Republic,” Ideal State, education, Allegory of the Cave, dialectic,...

Do you want to learn about the artist Benjamin West but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Grew up in colonial Pennsylvania and with little formal instruction became a portrait painter at a very young age. The first American artist to travel to Italy to study the art of the great masters. Painted the first historical art in America. His art helped transform the Neoclassical art world. Historical painter for Britain’s King George III. Helped found the Royal Academy of Art in London. His “American School” in London ...

If you want to learn about the First Continental Congress held in 1774 but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book, then the short and concise book “The First Continental Congress: A Short History” is the book for you. In this book you will read about: The British imposed the harsh Coercive Acts on the citizens of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in response to the Boston Tea Party. Men like Samuel Adams and John Adams in Boston; Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Virginia; openly opposed the British aggression. In September 1774, 56 delegates from 12 ...

The son of a Boston Congregationalist deacon, Samuel Adams was educated at Harvard and took over his father’s malt house business and failed. Adams admitted that he wasn’t good at business, revolutionary agitator was more his game. He was one of the first American patriots to call for independence from England. Thomas Jefferson wrote of Adams “truly the man of the revolution.” Adams loved to write and made a fiery newspaper editor, producing an onslaught of articles denouncing the British control of the colonies and calling for a new independent nation. A very religious man, he ...

Do you want to learn about the botanist John Bartram but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Some of the many accomplishments of John Bartram were: Established one of America’s first botanical gardens in Philadelphia. Held regular scientific correspondence with such notable scientists as: Peter Collinson, Carl Linnaeus, Alexander Garden, Benjamin Franklin, Cadwallader Colden, and more. Explored and recorded his journey into uncharted parts of up-state New York in the 1740s. Co-founded the American Philosophical Society ...

Do you want to learn about Dr. Benjamin Rush but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you!! The book “Dr. Benjamin Rush: A Short Biography” covers the many accomplishments of this amazing patriot and physician: He was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Served as the Surgeon-General of the Middle Department of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was one of the few physicians that stayed in Philadelphia during the great yellow fever outbreak of 1793. He ...

Born of humble beginnings, Ronald Reagan came into the world as the son of working class parents in Illinois. During his youth, he wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he did graduate from college. A Hollywood actor and union leader turned politician, he served as the 33rd governor of California during the tumultuous period from 1967 to 1975. Though his hard work, determination, and a bit of good luck, Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States, in office between 1981 and 1989.

Because of the painstaking work of this tireless American astronomer, we were given a clearer picture of our place in the universe. Shapley was a prodigious astronomer who completed significant work on globular clusters, Cepheid variables, as well as key aspects of cosmology and stellar astronomy, including nebular and stellar spectroscopy and photometry.

Curious about the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates but short on time? "Socrates: A Short Introduction to His Life and Philosophy" is your perfect solution! This concise book explores Socrates' life, contributions to philosophy, and lasting impact on Western thought. You'll discover: Ancient Greece in Socrates' era Sources of information about him A brief biography Socrates as a person His trial and death His teachings and philosophy His legacy A timeline of his life Recommended references for further reading and more…Get a quick yet thorough understanding of Socrates' life and ...

Do you want to learn about King Herod but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “King Herod the Great: A Short Biography” is for you!! During King Herod’s life he has been credited with many great accomplishments and many horrendous acts, including the following: Prince of Galilee at the age of 25, Married the 17-year-old Hasmonean princess Mariamne for political gain, Along with the Romans, he drove out the Parthians when they invaded Judea and the region in 40 B.C., Killed the high priest of the Jews and his brother-in-law, ...

This book is a story of Miss Cannon's trip to Spain and Italy in 1893 where she visits some of the major cathedrals, mosques, and palaces in Spain. Miss Cannon also journeys to Italy to visit the childhood home of Christopher Columbus. Her book was used at the massive 1893 World's Fair held in Chicago as a promotional booklet for the Blair Camera Company.

Do you want to learn about Caroline Herschel but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “The Astronomer Caroline Herschel: A Short Biography” is for you!! During Caroline Herschel’s long and productive life, she had many interesting adventures and made many contributions to the science of astronomy, including the following: Was an accomplished vocal performer, Assisted her brother, William Herschel, with astronomical observations, Discovered eight comets, Discovered several nebulae, Was the first paid female astronomer in history, ...

Do you want to learn about William Herschel but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “The Astronomer William Herschel: A Short Biography” is for you!! During William Herschel’s long and productive life, he had many interesting adventures and made many contributions to the science of astronomy, including the following: Discovered the planet Uranus, Observed and catalogued hundreds of double stars, Observed and cataloged some 2,500 nebulae, Personal astronomer to King George III of Great Britain, Trained his sister Caroline Herschel as...

In the movies we often see a scientist portrayed as a quiet and pious man or woman dressed in a white lab coat engrossed in deep thought. This image surely fits some; however, not the twentieth-century New Zealander Ernest Rutherford, or Lord Rutherford as he would be known later in life. He was born into a large family living in the frontier country of New Zealand with the nearest town thirteen miles away by horseback. This young man would earn a scholarship and travel to Great Britain to study at the world-famous Cambridge University. There this boisterous country boy would come into his ...

Mike Pence is an American politician who has been serving as the fiftieth governor of Indiana since January 2013. He is currently the vice president-elect of the United States and will take office in January 2017, entering history as the forty-eighth vice president of the United States. In 2008, Esquire magazine included Pence on its list of the ten best members of the Congress, after Pence had positioned himself among conservatives as an ideologue with strong principles. He was considered a viable Republican candidate for the presidential elections of 2008 and 2012. In September 2010, ...

If you want to learn about the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book, then this is the short and concise book for you!! The book “The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic in America: A Short History” covers many aspects of the flu pandemic, including: The virus is believed to have originated in Kansas, from there it spread rapidly throughout the armies on both sides of World War I. The state of medicine in the early twentieth century was such that it was of little help to the unlucky many that fell ill with the virus. Researchers in America and Europe...

Joe Biden was interested in politics at an early age. By age 29 he had already won a seat in the United States Senate becoming one of the youngest Senators in history. His life would meet with tragedy as his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident during a Christmas shopping outing. Biden, grief stricken, but determined to continue in the Senate would make the long daily commute from Willington, Delaware to Washington, DC to be both a Senator and father to his two remaining sons. He would go on to serve in the Senate for 36 years and have a distinguished career. Being an ambitious ...

Do you want to learn about the astronomer Tycho Brahe but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Some of the interesting accomplishments of Tycho Brahe covered in the book are: Developed a series of accurate astronomical instruments predating the invention of the telescope. Developed the Tychonic system of the Solar System were the Moon orbits the Earth and the planets orbit the Sun, erroneously he determined the Sun orbited the Earth. From his observations of the supernovae of 1572, he refuted the belief of the ancient Greek...