Alexander the GreatAllen Lane, 1973 - 568 pages Series follows well-known personalities back to the ancient times in which they lived. |
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... Makran can only be understood by an explorer , for in the same mood , men have tried to climb the steepest face of Everest at the wrong season of the year or to conquer the North Pole in the inadequate care of a hot air balloon . There ...
... Makran can only be understood by an explorer , for in the same mood , men have tried to climb the steepest face of Everest at the wrong season of the year or to conquer the North Pole in the inadequate care of a hot air balloon . There ...
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... Makran was known to be a difficult desert , and yet the officers were confident that Alexander would bring them through ; it is unthinkable that he had won this confidence without first explaining the sources of food . Had he tried to ...
... Makran was known to be a difficult desert , and yet the officers were confident that Alexander would bring them through ; it is unthinkable that he had won this confidence without first explaining the sources of food . Had he tried to ...
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... Makran been no more fearsome than the desert which led to Siwah . But the satrap died , and the march through Makran was so indescribably unpleasant that neither of the two officers , who very probably had been through it , could bring ...
... Makran been no more fearsome than the desert which led to Siwah . But the satrap died , and the march through Makran was so indescribably unpleasant that neither of the two officers , who very probably had been through it , could bring ...
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