Mary Platt Parmele

A Short History Of Spain (1906)

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Produktbeschreibung

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9781436750448
• ISBN-10: 143675044X
• Artikelnr.: 24899151

Autorenporträt

Author and historian Mary Platt Parmele lived in America from 1843 until 1911. She was an American scholar and historian who was born in Mary Platt Parmele (1843-1911). She was raised in New Haven, where her father was a professor at Yale University, after being born in Stratford, Connecticut. In New York City, Parmele started her writing career as an editor and writer for newspapers and magazines. Afterwards, she began producing historical works, among them A Short History of England, The Development of an Empire: A Historical Outline of Rome, and The Evolution of an Empire: A Quick Historical Sketch of France. Parmele's work was distinguished by its lucidity and accessibility to a broad readership. She tried to pique readers' interest in history who may not have been otherwise interested. Parmele supported women's rights to an education and the vote. She was active in several women's rights groups and served as president of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association. At the age of 67, Parmele passed away in 1911. Her contributions to historical writing contributed to the study of history's increased accessibility and popularity.