Alexander : the boy soldier who conquered the world /
by Adams, Simon; Marshall Editions Ltd.
Material type:
BookSeries: National Geographic world history biographies. Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2005Description: 64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0792236602 ( trade ); 0792236610 (library ).Subject(s): Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Juvenile literature | Generals -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Juvenile literature | Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Contents:
The boy from Macedon -- Birth of a prince -- Macedon -- The royal parents -- Bucephalas -- Tests of manhood -- The young king -- Alexander the man -- Aristotle the teacher -- Becoming king -- Wives and friends -- The lord of Asia -- Conquering the world -- Into Asia and Africa -- Alexander's campaigns -- Becoming a god -- Into Persia -- Into India -- The end of his world -- Return from India -- Death of a conqueror -- Where is Alexander buried? -- The legacy of Alexander.
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"First published in North America in 2005 by the National Geographic Society."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
The boy from Macedon -- Birth of a prince -- Macedon -- The royal parents -- Bucephalas -- Tests of manhood -- The young king -- Alexander the man -- Aristotle the teacher -- Becoming king -- Wives and friends -- The lord of Asia -- Conquering the world -- Into Asia and Africa -- Alexander's campaigns -- Becoming a god -- Into Persia -- Into India -- The end of his world -- Return from India -- Death of a conqueror -- Where is Alexander buried? -- The legacy of Alexander.
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