Powell, Jim, 1944-

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

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Biography.
Biografías
Liberty--History.
Libertad--Historia

CT 104 / P884 2000

920.02