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Books in World Leaders-Past and Present series

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser

    John Dechancie

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 1987)
    A biography of the popular Egyptian president who led the revolt that overthrew King Faruk in 1952 and established Egypt as a republic
  • Benito Mussolini

    Larry Hartenian

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1988)
    A biography of the founder of fascism who ruled Italy for almost twenty-one years, hoping to build a great empire but leaving it a shambles
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Peter Lars Sandberg

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Oct. 1, 1986)
    Describes Eisenhower's role as the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, examines his accomplishments as U.S. president, and discusses the important events of postwar America
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  • Nikita Khrushchev

    Martin Ebon

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 1986)
    A biography of the man who ruled the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964.
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  • David Ben-Gurion

    John J. Vail

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Aug. 1, 1987)
    A biography of the Polish-born Zionist who worked throughout his life for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and became the first prime minister of Israel after the country's creation in 1948
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  • Ronald Reagan

    Renee Schwartzberg

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1991)
    A biography of the first movie star President, with photos, captions, and quotes
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  • James Madison

    Perry Leavell

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1988)
    Examines the life of the fourth president of the United States, who was known as the Father of the Constitution
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  • Clement Attlee

    John Haney

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 1987)
    A biography of the English labor leader and politician who served in Churchill's war cabinet and was prime minister from 1945-1951.
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  • Queen Victoria

    Deirdre Shearman

    Paperback (Chambers, )
    None
  • Kim Dae-Jung

    Norm Goldstein

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 1999)
    A biography of the man who survived imprisonment and attempts on his life during his efforts to bring democracy to South Korea and was elected President in 1997.
  • Muammar El-Qaddafi

    Benjamin Kyle

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1987)
    An illustrated biography of the Libyan leader.
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    Karen McAuley

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, )
    None
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