Ergebnis für "H" in Biografien

Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's top soccer player. But what happens when he's not scoring on the pitch? High-interest details of his fascinating life will enthrall listeners.

South Korean boyband BTS has taken the music world by storm with their catchy lyrics, smooth style, and killer dance moves. But what happens when they’re not singing and dancing? High-interest details of this musical supergroup will enthrall listeners.

Here is Henrietta Marshall's entertaining biography of this larger than life personality. She takes us through Napoleon's colorful life, from military campaigns to his solitary end on Elba.

H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes, King John and the Magna Carta, Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada, and many others. This recording contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.

Patrick Mahomes has risen to fame as a superstar NFL quarterback. But what happens when he is not on the gridiron? High-interest details of his fascinating life will enthrall listeners.

It was 1964 and black men didn't fly commercial jets. But David Harris was about to change that ... After years of flying B-52 bombers in the United States Air Force, David Harris applied to be a pilot for commercial airliners, an opportunity no other African American before him--not even the...

The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out, and marched, working to reveal the vulnerability of black bodies and the ugly nature of the world they lived in. These children changed that world.

A condensed biography of the little Corsican who became Emperor of France. This audiobook gives a sweeping account of the life of Napoleon, from his humble beginnings, through his brilliant victories in battle after battle, to his disastrous Russian campaign, and his re-burial in Paris.

A world of courageous and unstoppable women is waiting to be uncovered! Throughout history, women’s stories of leadership, innovation, and courage have not gotten the attention they deserved. Even though they have accomplished great things, their stories were never told. Women Warriors from History gives young female listeners the inspiration and motivation to fight for what they believe in. From the ancient Mayans to the Vietnamese Revolution, the little lady in your life will get the chance to explore an entirely new world of powerful heroines.

Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their "home island" (Great Britain). This combined volume covers the next 250 years and the period from the American Revolution to the Industrial Revolution.

The extraordinary and consequential biography of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a Muslim West African prince turned enslaved plantation worker, and his lifelong fight to be free and return home. In 1762, Prince Abdulrahman Sori was born in West Africa’s prosperous kingdom of Futa Jallon. His...

Triple H’s size makes him an imposing figure in the ring. Who would have thought he was once a skinny kid? From Triple H’s early struggles to his signature moves and his list of title belts, learn all you need to know about the self-proclaimed King of WWE.

Celebrate seven world-famous superstars with this Little Golden Book Biographies collection! Follow Taylor Swift from her childhood living on a Christmas tree farm, where she discovered her passion for songwriting, to her early days on Nashville’s Music Row and her rise as one of the biggest...

Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their "home island" (Great Britain). This volume covers the earliest historical period.

Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their "home island" (Great Britain). This volume covers the period from the French Revolution to World War I.

This is the heroic story of America's fight for freedom from King George of England, including the military genius, the unbeatable spirit, and rugged leadership of George Washington, the hero who made it all happen.

George Washington and many other Americans saw that this new country needed central government to keep peace at home - and gain respect abroad. In Philadelphia, 55 men argued out a strong, yet flexible U.S. constitution - a set of laws by which people could govern themselves. It wasn't perfect, but it seemed to George - who presided over the continental Congress - "A little short of a miracle".

Here is the dramatized story of how the son of a slave became the first man to die for freedom in the American Revolution, five years before the Revolution began.

The wise man with crazy ideas....This is the dramatized story of how one of the wisest men in American history dedicated his long life to the wild and wonderful ideas that created a free America.

Here is the dramatic story of how Paul Revere's historic ride sparked the American Revolution for freedom from King George of England.