Basque firsts : people who changed the world / Vince J. Juaristi.

By: Juaristi, Vince J, 1969- [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Basque seriesPublisher: Reno, NV : University of Nevada Press, [2016]Copyright date: 2016Description: 1 online resource (169 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780874170009 (e-book)Subject(s): Basque Americans -- Biography | Pais Vasco (Spain) -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Basque firsts : people who changed the world.DDC classification: 920.009299/92073 LOC classification: CT1355.B37 | J87 2016Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Juan Sebastian Elcano Primus Circumdedisti Me-- St. Ignatius of Loyola the first Jesuit -- Santiago Ramon y Cajal the father of neurology -- Cristobal Balenciaga the king of haute couture -- Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta the first social entrepreneur -- Paul Dominique Laxalt the first friend -- Edurne Pasaban the first woman to summit 14 x 8,000m -- Afterword.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Juan Sebastian Elcano Primus Circumdedisti Me-- St. Ignatius of Loyola the first Jesuit -- Santiago Ramon y Cajal the father of neurology -- Cristobal Balenciaga the king of haute couture -- Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta the first social entrepreneur -- Paul Dominique Laxalt the first friend -- Edurne Pasaban the first woman to summit 14 x 8,000m -- Afterword.

"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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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