Jacob Abbott and his brother John Stevens Cabot Abbott authored the famous Makers of History collection of biographies in the 1800s. These volumes were possibly best know for being read and appreciated by president Abraham Lincoln, who once said of the books, “To them I am indebted for about all the historical knowledge I have." Cyrus the Great is the biography of Cyrus, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire (c 600 BC – 530 BC). Abbott pulls from both Herodotus and Xenophon, the Greek historians whose work describes Cyrus’ reign, as well as the Biblical narrative. Abbott goes through Cyrus’ birth and rise to power, documenting his conquests of Lydia and Babylon, as well as his restoration of the Jews after the Babylonian conquest. Black & Gold House of Books strives to provide the best quality literature at a fair price. We provide everything you want in a book and nothing you don’t. All of our publications provide the original text, edited for grammar and spelling, with foreign and deprecated words defined in footnotes, a brief author biography, and a list of the author’s other works. Most titles are available in paperback, hardcover and ebook formats.