Alexander the Great #2 World Landmark Hardback Cloth Cover

New York: Random House, 1953. Hardcover. Good Plus. 8x5x1. Isa Barnett. Landmark Hardback Cloth Cover Book is in Good or better condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages. Book has come from a private collection and is NOT an ex-library book. Binding is tight and pages are mostly crisp and clean. No writing or markings inside or outside of the book noted. Outside cloth covers show some minor soiling and some minor wear to the outside corners and edges. No Dust Jacket. This is a less common title in the wonderful Landmark series. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Alexander the Great World Landmark Book #2. Over twenty-three centuries ago, Alexander the Great embarked upon a great march of conquest and cruelty through Persia, Egypt, and eastward into India. What strange purpose prompted this adventure?