1928. Illustrated. Lamb was a writer for Adventure magazines and an excellent historical novelist, being considered an expert on the periods he wrote about. Tamerlane is a Westernization of the Persian tale of Tamer Lenk. When the baby was first born, his parents took him to a holy sheik to be blessed. As they arrived, the sheik was reading a section of the Koran with that word, and instantly upon seeing him declared that his name would be Tamuru. During his lifetime, he conquered more territory than anyone except Alexander ...
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1928. Illustrated. Lamb was a writer for Adventure magazines and an excellent historical novelist, being considered an expert on the periods he wrote about. Tamerlane is a Westernization of the Persian tale of Tamer Lenk. When the baby was first born, his parents took him to a holy sheik to be blessed. As they arrived, the sheik was reading a section of the Koran with that word, and instantly upon seeing him declared that his name would be Tamuru. During his lifetime, he conquered more territory than anyone except Alexander. His rule extended from his home base in Samarkand, southern Russia down through Iran and Syria in the west and into Northern Indian the south, and eastward into the westernmost parts of China. Although at times a brutal conqueror, he was also a man of compassion and great intelligence. He spoke several languages and was a patron of art, poetry and music. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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Add this copy of Tamerlane: the Earth Shaker to cart. $14.12, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1929 by Thornton Butterworth Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Tamerlane: the Earth Shaker to cart. $21.11, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1929 by Thornton Butterworth Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Tamerlane: the Earth Shaker to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by Kubik Fine Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dayton, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Garden City Publishing Company.
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Good. 340p. A black cloth hardcover book in good condition. Binding slightly cockeyed, but still tight. Edges are lightly worn; heavier wear at spine ends and in one spot about 3 inches above the bottom of the spine. Faint speckly stains on cloth. Owner's inscription on first blank page, but otherwise, text unmarked. A biography of Timur, or Tamerlane, the medieval Turco-Mongol conqueror. This is a vintage reprint released the same year as the first edition.
I find Lamb's historic biographies of Tamerlane and Genghis Khan to be similar...excellent! Both provide a great deal of information about towering figures little studied in the West.
