Unruly Figures: Twenty Tales of Rebels, Rulebreakers, and Revolutionaries You've (Probably) Never Heard of
- Kandake Amanirenas, queen of the Kingdom of Kush (modern-day Sudan), who led an army against the invading Romans
- Manuela Sáenz, revolutionary from Ecuador and collaborator and lover of Simón Bolívar
- Henry Dunant, Swiss humanitarian and founder of the Red Cross
- Elaine Sturtevant, known as Sturtevant, a misunderstood American artist who took appropriation and pop art to new heights
Dive into this collection of hidden history tales--those of scientists, artists, revolutionaries, activists, heirs to thrones, and so many more--and you are guaranteed to be inspired by how they lived on their own unconventional terms.
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--Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age
"In this entertaining, insightful collection, Valorie Clark delves into the lives of extraordinary individuals whose unconventional paths have shaped history. The writing is crisp, and the storytelling marvelous. I tore through these pages!"
--Neal Bascomb, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Fortress and The Perfect Mile