Mothers: 100 Mothers Of The Famous And The Infamous
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Behind every legendary figure — conqueror or criminal, artist or autocrat — stands a woman whose influence shaped the course of a life. Mothers: 100 Mothers of the Famous and the Infamous presents a compelling collection of biographical portraits, chronicling the women behind some of history's most celebrated and notorious personalities. Drawing on archival photographs and carefully researched profiles, the book illuminates the intimate domestic worlds that gave rise to towering public figures, revealing how maternal bonds, sacrifices, and ambitions left indelible marks on their children's destinies. This richly illustrated anthology argues that the story of greatness — or infamy — is never complete without examining its origins, and the women who nurtured, challenged, or inspired those who would reshape the world. The collection spans cultures and centuries, presenting a diverse tapestry of maternal experience that is at once deeply personal and historically significant. Each portrait invites the reader to reconsider the familiar through an unfamiliar lens — leaving one to wonder just how different history might have been, had these remarkable women made different choices.
Author: Bernard Moore
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Behind every legendary figure — conqueror or criminal, artist or autocrat — stands a woman whose influence shaped the course of a life. Mothers: 100 Mothers of the Famous and the Infamous presents a compelling collection of biographical portraits, chronicling the women behind some of history's most celebrated and notorious personalities. Drawing on archival photographs and carefully researched profiles, the book illuminates the intimate domestic worlds that gave rise to towering public figures, revealing how maternal bonds, sacrifices, and ambitions left indelible marks on their children's destinies. This richly illustrated anthology argues that the story of greatness — or infamy — is never complete without examining its origins, and the women who nurtured, challenged, or inspired those who would reshape the world. The collection spans cultures and centuries, presenting a diverse tapestry of maternal experience that is at once deeply personal and historically significant. Each portrait invites the reader to reconsider the familiar through an unfamiliar lens — leaving one to wonder just how different history might have been, had these remarkable women made different choices.