In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of
Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize-winning
historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have
helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the
modern world.
Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism,
complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain
events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our
heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future
generations--a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and
philosopher.
Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and
philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to
readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated
ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the
reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about
men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of
History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy
understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as
well.
At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century,
nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines
the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the
experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future
into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance.
