Stearns, Monroe

The life of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

A biography of "the Sun King" who strengthened France in many ways but at the same time planted the seeds for the French Revolution through his neglect and persecution of peasants and Huguenots.

Discusses that period in American history when ministers such as Theodorus Frelinghuysen and Jonathan Edwards stirred in men a sense of worth and dignity which eventually produced the movement for independence.

A biography of Julius Caesar, from his Roman youth through his conquests and years as consul to his assassination in 44 B.C.

The life of the Frankish king and warrior who created a vast empire in western Europe.