People in History
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People in History - From Caractacus to Alexander Fleming ( Books. 1-4 in 1 volume ) Unstead, R.J.
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This was the book that started my lifelong interest in history, and that led to my present career as an author of historical fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. I received it as a Christmas present when I was ten or eleven, and I can still remember poring over the varied characters this book presented—albeit all British—and being transported in both time and place away from my bunk bed. This book ignited not only a love for history by showing me that history was made up of human stories, not just dates and battles; it also ignited a love…
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