About this biography
Sterling Point Books: Alexander the Great (Sterling Point Books) by Gunther, John, 1901-1970 is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
viii, 159 p. : 21 cm, Originally published: New York : Random House, 1953, Includes index, The boy and the giant horse -- In those days Greece was like this ... -- Philip, the king, and Olympias, his queen -- Alexander grows up -- Alexander becomes king -- The beginning of the reign -- Persia, a distant country -- The great adventure begins -- Alexander wins his first great battle -- Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, wins a second battle, and sacks Tyre -- Egypt and the Temple of Ammon-Ra -- The end of the king of kings -- Into Asia and beyond -- Roxana, Alexander's wife, and the death of Cleitus -- Elephants at the gates of India -- Mutiny -- The return -- Alexander conquers everything except himself -- The death of Alexander -- Afterwards
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gunther, John, 1901-1970
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Sterling Pub., Inc
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781428723887
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (70 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14