Project Gutenberg 2011-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 253 Huntington, Faye 1838 1923 Foster, Theodosia Maria Toll Toll, Theodosia Maria Penn, Aunt Aunt Penn Stories of Great Men Alexander the Great -- Addison, Joseph -- Agassiz, Louis John Rudolph -- Bacon, Francis -- Caesar, Caius Julius -- Disraeli, Benjamin -- Everett, Edward -- Farragut, David Glasgow -- Gordon, Charles George -- Hannibal -- Irving, Washington -- Judson, Adoniram -- Knox, John -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese -- Newton, Sir Isaac -- Obookiah, Henry -- Penn, William -- Quincy, Josiah -- Rush, Benjamin -- Savonarola, Girolamo -- Tennyson, Alfred -- Ulfila -- Vincent, Rev. John H., D.D. -- Webster, Daniel -- Xenophon. Produced by Peter Vachuska, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Stories of Great Men" by Faye Huntington is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The book highlights the lives of various notable historical figures, exploring their achievements and the impact they had on society. Each chapter is dedicated to a different individual, presenting inspirational accounts of their contributions and challenges. At the start of the book, the author introduces Alexander the Great, noting both his military prowess and his complex character. The narrative details his early life as the son of King Philip of Macedonia, his education under Aristotle, and his swift rise to power following his father's assassination. It describes Alexander's conquests and brutal reputation, touching on significant events such as his victory over Darius III of Persia and his infamous cutting of the Gordian knot. The opening sets the tone for a broader examination of greatness, depicting the duality of Alexander's achievements as a military leader and the moral ambiguities of his reign. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Soldiers -- Juvenile literature Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature Inventors -- Juvenile literature CT Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient 176642 2025-07-14T10:25:02.373025 text/html 174373 2021-01-07T12:43:23 text/html 12253446 2025-07-14T10:25:10.302980 application/epub+zip 12246995 2025-07-14T10:25:05.627050 application/epub+zip 136837 2025-07-14T10:25:03.987024 application/epub+zip 12361862 2025-07-14T10:25:13.629028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12326555 2025-07-14T10:25:08.744977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205825 2022-09-16T08:14:39.416620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149011 2025-07-14T10:25:01.775005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148892 2021-01-07T12:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148895 2021-01-07T12:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21658 2025-07-14T10:25:13.770983 application/rdf+xml 12683 2025-07-14T10:25:04.543050 image/jpeg 3327 2025-07-14T10:25:04.231024 image/jpeg 58220 2021-01-07T12:43:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 11684752 2021-01-07T12:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 58200 2021-01-07T12:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 11786471 2025-07-14T10:25:02.516036 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog