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Basque firsts : people who changed the world / Vince J. Juaristi.
Van Pelt Library CT1355.B37 J87 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Juaristi, Vince J., 1969- author.
- Series:
- Basque series
- The Basque series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Basque Americans.
- País Vasco (Spain)--Biography.
- País Vasco (Spain).
- Basque Americans--Biography.
- Spain--País Vasco.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "This book, "Basque Firsts: People who Changed the World," recognizes extraordinary Basques, all of them ignored or overlooked in history, who have made extraordinary contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, and other fields that changed our world."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Juan Sebastian Elcano Primus Circumdedisti Me
- St. Ignatius of Loyola the first Jesuit
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal the father of neurology
- Cristóbal Balenciaga the king of haute couture
- José María Arizmendiarrieta the first social entrepreneur
- Paul Dominique Laxalt the first friend
- Edurne Pasaban the first woman to summit 14 x 8,000m
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Juaristi, Vince J., 1969- author. Basque firsts.
- ISBN:
- 9781943859207
- 1943859205
- OCLC:
- 938708267
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