Basque Firsts : People Who Changed the World EPUB
by Juaristi Vince J. Juaristi
Part of the The Basque Series series
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Throughout history, Basque men and women have made contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, and many other fields. Too often these achievements have been overlooked, or have been claimed as the accomplishments of others. Basque Firsts: People Who Changed the World profiles seven remarkable Basques who were the first in their fields to do something-something extraordinary-that had a dramatic impact on others who followed them.
The profiles use primary sources to tell fresh stories and offer a wonderful variety, showing the astonishing breadth of Basque contributions. They include Juan Sebastían Elcano, the first person to circumnavigate the earth; St. Ignatius of Loyola, the first Jesuit to seed a worldwide movement in education; Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Father of Neurology and a Nobel laureate; Cristóbal Balenciaga, the king of haute couture; Paul Laxalt, one of Ronald Reagan’s closest friends in politics; and Edurne Pasaban, the first woman to climb the world’s fourteen tallest mountains.
Basque Firsts provides a rare look at a culture’s people, revealing the significant contributions they have shared.
The profiles use primary sources to tell fresh stories and offer a wonderful variety, showing the astonishing breadth of Basque contributions. They include Juan Sebastían Elcano, the first person to circumnavigate the earth; St. Ignatius of Loyola, the first Jesuit to seed a worldwide movement in education; Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Father of Neurology and a Nobel laureate; Cristóbal Balenciaga, the king of haute couture; Paul Laxalt, one of Ronald Reagan’s closest friends in politics; and Edurne Pasaban, the first woman to climb the world’s fourteen tallest mountains.
Basque Firsts provides a rare look at a culture’s people, revealing the significant contributions they have shared.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:University of Nevada Press
- Publication Date:18/10/2016
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- ISBN:9780874170009
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:University of Nevada Press
- Publication Date:18/10/2016
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- ISBN:9780874170009