Jacob Abbott

Alfred the Great (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Alfred the Great, the King of Wessex, ruled with strong faith and love for his people, leading them through wars, and pioneering social change. Alfred the Great, written by Jacob Abbott, is a biographical work that has won the acclaim of scholars, and has been deemed culturally significant. Abbott is careful to distinguish fact from fiction as he shares the story of a king history remembers as the perfect man.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, D ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513272801
• Artikelnr.: 60608161

Autorenporträt

Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American author, pastor, and professor. Born Jacob Abbot ¿, he later added a "t" to the end of his name in order to break away from being "the third". Abbott began his career as a professor of mathematics and philosophy at Amherst college in Massachusetts. He became a licensed preacher in 1826, and later went on to become the founder and pastor of the Eliot Congregational Church. Jacob Abbott wrote many works, including biographies, religious books, and juvenile fiction. By the end of his career, he co-wrote thirty-one titles, and authored one-hundred and eighty books on his own.