Mao Tse-tung and his China
Albert Marrin
Traces the life of the revolutionary who led the struggle to make China a Communist nation in 1949 and unleashed the horror of the Cultural Revolution in the mid-1960's.
Read Time: ~1.3 hr
James Oglethorpe
by Cookie Lommel (2001)
About this book
A biography of the English founder and first governor of the colony of Georgia who was active in politics and penal reform.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreJames Oglethorpe Lead Character
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