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Basque Firsts : People Who Changed the World / Vince J. Juaristi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Juaristi, Vince J., 1969- author.
- Series:
- Basque series.
- The Basque series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Basque Americans--Biography.
- Basque Americans.
- País Vasco (Spain)--Biography.
- País Vasco (Spain).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Reno, NV : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- 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
- Jose 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:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780874170009
- 0874170001
- OCLC:
- 938708703
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