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Great bastards of history

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Great bastards of history

[Book]

true and riveting accounts of the most famous illegitimate children who went on to achieve greatness /

Juré Fiorillo.

Beverly, Mass. :

Fair Winds Press,

c2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-263) and index.

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.

Illegitimate children, Biography.

Successful people, Biography.

Fiorillo, Juré.

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