Timelines of Everyone : From Cleopatra and Confucius to Mozart and Malala (Hardback)DK

  • Hardback
  • 320 Pages / Published 1 Oct 2020
  • Out of stock

Description

Get the inside track on the incredible lives of history’s biggest names, from William Shakespeare to Oprah Winfrey, and Anne Frank to Julius Caesar. More than 150 visual timelines take you on unforgettable journeys through the lives of the great, the terrible, and the overlooked people of world history. Following on from the smash hit Timelines of Everything, this fascinating new children’s book focuses squarely on the biographies of a myriad of movers and shakers across millennia.

It covers a diverse array of kings and queens, humanitarians, scientists, inventors, explorers, activists, writers, artists, and more, from across the globe. Timelines of Everyone reveals not just the incredible achievements, contributions, and adventures of historical figures, but the lesser-known events that shaped them too, from childhood into old age. Did you know that West African ruler Mansa Musa was the richest person ever to have lived? Or that Hollywood screen legend Hedy Lamarr invented technology that would one day develop into WiFi? Or how about the fact that Einstein’s last words were lost because his nurse didn’t speak German?Filled with easy-to-understand timelines, vibrant illustrations, and a diverse range of influential people, Timelines of Everyone is the must-have guide to the world’s must-know names.

Additional information

Weight 1883 g
Dimensions 308 mm
ISBN-13

9780241413005

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Imprint

DK Children

Date of Publication

1 Oct 2020

By (author)

DK

Pages

320

Format

Hardback

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