{"id":4600,"date":"2019-09-05T14:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4600"},"modified":"2025-03-22T19:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T19:15:27","slug":"alexander-the-great-by-jacob-abbott","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/alexander-the-great-by-jacob-abbott\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander the Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alexander the Great<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Jacob Abbott<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"abbott_alexander_cover\" data-id=\"7734\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/abbott_alexander_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/previews\/abbott_alexander_preview.pdf\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Look inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span><span><span style=\"color: var(--tcb-color-0); font-size: 16px;\">The thrilling story of one of the most remarkable figures in history. Recounts how Alexander ascended the Macedonian throne at the age of 20, overthrew his rival claimants, and then began preparations for the expedition against Persia. After defeating Darius, he proceeded to Egypt where he founded Alexandria, then turned back into Asia, where he subdued the most powerful nations, and in a span of eleven years conquered almost all of the known world. But, as his fortunes rose, his character deteriorated, and he died unexpectedly at the age of 33.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>14-18<\/em><span><strong>Length:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><em><span>199 pages<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>&nbsp;Black and white<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2009<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><\/em><em>978-1-59915-132-8<\/em><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>World History, Biography<\/span><\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Purchase book at Amazon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add print book to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add ebook to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. Alexander&#8217;s Childhood and Youth<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2. Beginning of His Reign<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3. The Reaction<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4. Crossing the Hellespont<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5. Campaign in Asia Minor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6. Defeat of Darius<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7. The Siege of Tyre<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8. Alexander in Egypt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9. The Great Victory<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10. The Death of Darius<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>11. Deterioration of Character<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>12. Alexander&#8217;s End<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>An Inside View&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15028\" width=\"929\" height=\"692\" title=\"abbott_alexander\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abbott_alexander.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Related Titles&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/julius-caesar-by-jacob-abbott\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"abbott_caesar_cover\" data-id=\"3304\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/abbott_caesar_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/julius-caesar-by-jacob-abbott\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Julius Caesar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Jacob Abbott<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/plutarchs-lives-for-boys-and-girls-by-w-h-weston\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"679\" title=\"weston_plutarch_cover\" data-id=\"3276\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/weston_plutarch_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/plutarchs-lives-for-boys-and-girls-by-w-h-weston\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Plutarch&#8217;s Lives for Boys and Girls<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by W. 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