In 1906; a stilted English translation of Xenophon of Athens' story about Cyrus the Great's military campaigns was published. Now; a century later; a much more accessible edition of one of history's most extraordinary and successful leaders is emerging.Among his many achievements; this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; conquered Babylon; freed 40;000 Jews from captivity; wrote mankind's first human rights charter; and ruled over those he had conquered with respect and benevolence.According to historian Will Durant; Cyrus the Great's military enemies knew that he was lenient; and they did not fight him with that desperate courage which men show when their only choice is "to kill or die." As a result the Iranians regarded him as "The Father;" the Babylonians as "The Liberator;" the Greeks as the "Law-Giver;" and the Jews as the "Anointed of the Lord."By freshening the voice; style and diction of Cyrus; Larry Hedrick has created a more contemporary Cyrus. A new generation of readers; including business executives and managers; military officers; and government officials; can now learn about and benefit from Cyrus the Great's extraordinary achievements; which exceeded all other leaders' throughout antiquity.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Precious history.By History TeacherThis book has photographs to treasure. To see black people at this period of history recorded in photographs is a precious thing. However; I must agree with the consensus that the text is worthless; which is why I didn't give the book five stars. I was not interested in the author's guesses about these people and many times he was actually obnoxious in his anxiety to make sure the reader saw the photographs with his spin on them.Particularly moving; besides the portrait on the front of the woman and child were the memorial photograph of the dead baby; and the couple of photos of slaves lined up in front a plantation. It was interesting to see; although it was not the common experience that there were already so many black middle-class pre-slavery; or at least; so many blacks managed to dress up for even a one-time portrait. I have some older photos in my family and I know from that that people put their best foot forward and rented clothes that were better than their usual ones and so forth for portraits. Also; even in the 19th century it was possible to retouch photos and remove things that they did not want to be seen.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic Pictures; Be wary of the CommentaryBy A CustomerI give this book 4 stars because the photographs are FANTASTIC!! But; I have to agree; Mr. Wilson does take extreme liberty with some of his comments. Don't get me wrong; there are indeed some history lessons to be had here; but indeed on page 27 those women are related. Where he got the idea that these women were merely "abolitionists" puzzles me. I think perhaps he was trying to teach a history lesson here; and he needed a picture to try and fit that lesson; he just used the wrong picture to make his point. I can't imagine someone having such a fabulous picture and not understand the true meaning of it. So; with that said please enjoy the pictures and the history lesson that he's trying to teach. Just don't try and put the two together.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy marshallGREAT READING!!!
