The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography
Author: Christine Stephanie Nicholls
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1046
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography
ISBN: 9781859862216

Not only does this encyclopaedia present biographies for over 10,000 of the most important, topical and interesting people of all time, it also supplements these with a set of quotations - careful chosen to reveal what major figures think about themselves and what others thought about them.

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography
Author: Christine Stephanie Nicholls
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1066
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This biographical dictionary contains 10,000 biographies supplemented with 2,000 quotations chosen to reveal what major figures thought about themselves and what others thought about them. It also contains 800 reading lists to guide readers through the biographies and memoirs.

Road to Ghana

Road to Ghana
Author: Alfred Hutchinson
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Following his acquittal on charges of treason in 1958, Alfred Hutchinson decided to flee South Africa. One evening he said goodbye to the woman he loved, boarded a train travelling northwards, and headed off into the unknown. This is the true story of one man's flight across colonial Africa.

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia Of Modern Political Biography

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia Of Modern Political Biography
Author: Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities John Hutchinson
Publisher: Westview Press
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1999-08-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Profiles elected politicians and activists, trade unionists and spies, human rights campaigners and dictators, and pioneers of women's rights, in some 2,000 biographical entries. Entries detail the lives and achievements of men and women who have been instrumental in shaping political events and opinion around the world. Some 90 figures have their own feature-length biographies that assess their political significance in greater depth. Global and topical coverage is supplemented by quotations by or about political figures. Includes tables of leaders of many countries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.