The triumph of liberty : a 2,000-year history, told through the lives of freedom's greatest champions /
Jim Powell.
- New York : Free Press, c2000.
- xvi, 574 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-552) and index.
Introduction Natural Rights Toleration Peace Self-Help Individualism Economic Liberty The Spirit of Liberty Dangers to Liberty Protecting Liberty Courage for Liberty Index
Of humankind's great achievements over the past 2,000 years, one towers above all the rest: the arduous, painstaking process of wresting liberty from tyranny's iron fist. The Triumph of Liberty chronicles this, our most inspiring story, through sixty-five biographical portraits. From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous individuals, and by weaving together their moving life-stories tells brilliantly the saga of liberty as a whole