Bibliograph

History's people, personalities and the past, Margaret MacMillan

Type

Label

History's people, personalities and the past, Margaret MacMillan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-368) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History's people

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913612314

Responsibility statement

Margaret MacMillan

Series statement

CBC Massey lectures

Sub title

personalities and the past

Summary

"In this year's highly anticipated Massey Lectures, internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of the great figures of the past, women and men, who have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times--and sometimes with huge consequences, as in the cases of Hitler, Stalin, and Thatcher. She also acknowledges people such as Richard Nixon and George W. Bush who stubbornly went their own ways, often in defiance of their own societies. Then there are those like Samuel de Champlain, the dreamers, explorers, or adventurers who stand out in history for who they were as much as for what they did. Finally, there are the observers, such as Michel de Montaigne, who kept the notes and diaries that bring the past to life for us. History's People is about the important and complex relationship between biography and history, individuals and their times, and the transformative moments that have shaped the world today."--, Provided by publisher

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