Twelve Against the Gods
An instant bestseller when first published in 1929—biographies of twelve bold individuals from history and what they did to separate themselves from the pack.
In his trademark journalist style, author William Bolitho details the lives of twelve great adventurers—Alexander the Great, Casanova, Christopher Columbus, Mahomet, Lola Montez, Cagliostro (and Seraphina), Charles XII of Sweden, Napoleon I,...
An instant bestseller when first published in 1929—biographies of twelve bold individuals from history and what they did to separate themselves from the pack.
In his trademark journalist style, author William Bolitho details the lives of twelve great adventurers—Alexander the Great, Casanova, Christopher Columbus, Mahomet, Lola Montez, Cagliostro (and Seraphina), Charles XII of Sweden, Napoleon I,...
