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" Great bastards of history "
Juré Fiorillo.
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BL
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685470
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b507659
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| Main Entry
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Fiorillo, Juré.
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Great bastards of history : true and riveting accounts of the most famous illegitimate children who went on to achieve greatness /\ Juré Fiorillo.
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Beverly, Mass. :: Fair Winds Press,, c2010.
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1592334016
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: 9781592334018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-263) and index.
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| Contents
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William the Conqueror : a lucky bastard (1028-1087) -- Leonardo da Vinci : bastard of the Renaissance (1452-1519) -- Francisco Pizarro : a brutal bastard (1475-1541) -- Elizabeth I : from bastard daughter to virgin queen (1533-1603) -- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth : the bastard who would be king (1649-1685) -- Alexander Hamilton : an illegitimate son becomes a founding father of a new nation (1757-1804) -- James Smithson : the mysterious bastard becomes benefactor of America's most prestigious museum (1765-1829) -- Bernardo O'Higgins : how the viceroy's illegitimate son became a national hero (1778-1842) -- Alexandre Dumas fils : an illegitimate son inherits his father's talents--and vices (1824-1895) -- Henry Stanley : the illegitimate Welshman who found Livingstone (1841-1904) -- Jack London : rebellious mother, rebellious son (1876-1916) -- Lawrence of Arabia : legendary, but not legitimate (1888-1935) -- Billie Holiday : how a parentless and poverty-stricken child became a jazz legend (1915-1959) -- Eva Peron : a struggling actress remakes herself into a cultural icon (1919-1952) -- Fidel Castro : an illegitimate child sparks a revolution--and reinvents a nation (1926- )
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Biography.
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Illegitimate children, Biography.
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Successful people, Biography.
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