Genghis Khan (Makers of History, #21) by Jacob Abbott

Genghis Khan (Makers of History, #21) Reviews

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  Yigal Zur

  one of the most amazing guys ever roamed earth. a must read
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  Kathy

  Very readable.
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  Aravind

  This simply narrated history of Genghis Khan traces the life of the great conqueror, from being the son of a minor chieftain in Mongolia to becoming the ruler of arguably the largest empire in history. The language is archaic, as it was published in the late nineteenth century. The names of persons and places have been spelled differently, which makes looking up of these names a bit difficult. The book doesn't cover the details of his conquests beyond the modern day Afghanistan. In short, this book is an appetizer that has to be followed up by some sumptuous material on the Khan of the Khans...
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  Farhana Faruq

  My first audiobook - wanted a subject I'd enjoy. This was pretty awesome. It's a non-fiction about the life of Genghis Khan. Starting from his father to Genghis's death.
  
  It's a very old version with lots of detail, I have no problem with either. The only issue I had is the authors opinion of few things - for example, what he thought was "barbaric" or wrong, etc.
  
  I listened to this in conjunction with reading a Historical Fiction about Genghis Khan (Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden). It was nice to see how much was or wasn't that different.
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  Sicofonia

  Originally published in 1888, this book happens to be quite outdated. Jacob Abbott wrote the series "Makers Of History" aiming at children as its primary audience. Hence, it's also very simplistic the way it was written (although this is not necessarily a bad thing).
  
  If you want to read an accurate biography of Genghis Khan go elsewhere. I'd even dare to say that the
  The History And The Life Of Chinggis Khan: The Secret History Of The Mongols is more accurate than this.
  
  However, the book is very entertaining. And the electronic edition that I found on Project Gutenberg is exquisitely done. Just for that it deserves 3 stars.
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  Ahmed El Batran

  “At last he became completely discouraged, and, after signal defeat which he met with from a detachment which had been sent against him by Genghis Khan, he went, with the few troops that remained together, to a strong fortress among the mountains, and told the governor that it seemed to him useless to continue the struggle any longer, and that he had come to shut himself up in the fortress, and abandon the contest in despair.
  
  The governor, however, told him that it was not right for a prince, the descendant of ancestors so illustrious as his, and the inheritor of so resplendent a crown, to yield to discouragement and despondency on account of the reverses of [Pg 299]fortune. He advised him again to take the field, and to raise a new army, and continue the contest to the end.
  
  Jalaloddin determined to follow this advice, and, after a brief period of repose at the castle, he again took the field.”
  
  On Jalaloddin, Uncle of Qutoz
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  LeAnna

  For a narrative history of Genghis Khan, this was a good gateway. However the book hasn’t aged well: the spellings of names & places are really archaic & hard to find in modern sources and it is clearly a product of its age when it comes to discussing how people outside of the “civilized” 19th century West live. Additionally, the book concludes rather quickly once the author decides he’s ready to wrap it up. I had fun reading it aloud with my kids but I drew in more modern perspectives as well as real historical artifacts to help them approach it with more critical thinking & context.
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  Hristina Ivanova

  I listened to the audio version of this book. A bit outdated(understandably) and far too detailed for my liking, but all in all an interesting read.
  I would resort to more modern sources for reliable info, though.
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  Iami Menotu

  Poorly written, no detail, no structure, no analysis.
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  Amar

  Probably my first book on Genghis Khan.
  Informative sometimes.
  
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  Anukriti Gulati

  A basic outline of Genghis Khan's life. Hardly any details talking about strategies, or emotions. Bit judgey at times.
  
  okay for a quick read.
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  Ulaş Baltacı

  Hanların hanı
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  Chris Schaffer

  A lot of names and places to keep straight. I had thought at the time of his death that there was a big mass suicide out of respect or something but it wasn't mentioned.
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  Rakesh

  A good read on Genghis Khan and his exploits
  
  History is generally a boring read, but this one didn't feel as dry. There were some parts where I believe the author could have refrained from repeating himself. The end particularly saw an awful lot of repetition. Not too had overall though.
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  Walrus Jerky

  Downloaded for free and read on Kindle. Genghis Khan is a fascinating, historic character. Jacob Abbot wrote at an elementary school level. I consider this book to be a placeholder until something better comes along.
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  Ram Kishor Poddar

  The book was written way back in 1880s and is pretty plain,simplistic and elementary . It is narrated in "bare facts and observation" mode and is quite informative. Read it to get a historian's point of view on the life and events in Temujin aka Genghis Khan.
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  Ann Arnold

  Interesting but old fashioned writing
  
  Though the content of this book was of great interest to me, I found the old fashioned prose clumsy and tedious at times. I will be interested to do some follow up reading on the topic to see what else I might learn.
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  Neil Richardson

  Really enjoyable, almost rip-roaring survey of the great Khan's life. The 19th C style is hilarious.
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  Abraham Brownfield

  boring!
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  Loni

  One of my favorite quick history reads. Another must in the study of war and leadership as well as a piece of the entire asian continents history.
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  Jaydeep Banerjee

  Labourious narrative. A historical thriller, interesting but not entertaining.