The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation

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Summary: An excellent an informative guide to the 'famous men'.
Review: The Shearer duo has produced a valuable history of the Renaissance and Reformation by doing biographies on the leading men of the time. The biographies are very readable, and contain narrative, pictures and primary source quotes which together give an excellent overview of the man, his family and the time. This book, coupled with 'Famous Men of the Middle Ages', provides the student (Junior High and up) with a foundation of knowledge concerning the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.

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Summary: Useful help, even with flaws
Review: We have now used all the Greenleaf Press series of Famous Men books and their companion Guides. As usual, we've found much help with teaching our children history, even our eight year old. However, I must note some lack quality in the publishing. This is most evident in some sloppy typography, especially within a map of Italy. Through some technical glitch at the printer's, much of the captioning on the map is lost. This is sad, and probably inexcusable for a book at this price. Otherwise, an excellent investment.