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Browse historical figures ranked by the number of books linked to them.
John Chisum is represented in the linked non-fiction through exploration, travel and cultural encounter and court politics and dynastic power. These works approach the figure through […]
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence was a British administrator who helped govern Punjab after its annexation and later served as viceroy of India. His administrative network […]
John Mandeville is the supposed author and narrator of a widely read fourteenth-century travel book describing journeys to the Holy Land, Asia and fantastical regions. The […]
John Saris was an English merchant and sea captain employed by the East India Company. He led the company’s first voyage to Japan in 1613, secured […]
Jugurtha was a Numidian king who fought Rome in the Jugurthine War. His bribery of Roman elites and mobile warfare exposed corruption and military weakness before […]