| Author: | Ben T. Mel | ISBN: | 9780999534632 |
| Publisher: | Ben Mel | Publication: | February 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ben T. Mel |
| ISBN: | 9780999534632 |
| Publisher: | Ben Mel |
| Publication: | February 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A Visionary, a Restorer of Order and Unity, a Bloody Tyrant, a Nation Builder and Modernizer, a “Mad-King, ” an Outlaw Shifta, a Tragic Hero: Emperor Tewodros II has been many things to many people, and the first book of the Adowa Trilogy examines his complex life from womb to tomb. He is one of the greatest and most influential emperors in African history, and his fight for the equality and dignity of black leaders on the world stage has elevated him to an iconic status in Ethiopian history and beyond.
A Visionary, a Restorer of Order and Unity, a Bloody Tyrant, a Nation Builder and Modernizer, a “Mad-King, ” an Outlaw Shifta, a Tragic Hero: Emperor Tewodros II has been many things to many people, and the first book of the Adowa Trilogy examines his complex life from womb to tomb. He is one of the greatest and most influential emperors in African history, and his fight for the equality and dignity of black leaders on the world stage has elevated him to an iconic status in Ethiopian history and beyond.
