Twelve Against the Gods: the Story of Adventure; With a Memoir by Walter Lippmann. Red Seal Books [from cover]

New York: Modern Age Books, 1937. Paperback. Very good+. See photos. Large octavo in pictorial stiff paper wraps; 303 pages 19 cm. May have been issued with jacket (?). // Contents: Alexander the Great. -- Casanova. -- Christopher Columbus. -- Mahomet. Lola Montez. -- Cagliostro (and Seraphina). -- Charles XII of Sweden. -- Napoleon I. -- Lucius Sergius Catiline. -- Napoleon III. -- Isadora Duncan. -- Woodrow Wilson // "William Bolitho (1890-1930) was a British journalist, biographer, and travel writer. He was born on September 4, 1890, in Cornwall, England. Bolitho began his career as a journalist and worked for several newspapers in London before becoming a war correspondent during World War I. After the war, he turned to writing biographies and travel books, including "The Glory That Was Greece" (1921) and "Journeys Ended" (1928). Bolitho was known for his engaging writing style and his ability to bring history and travel destinations to life for his readers. He was also a prolific writer of short stories and articles, many of which were published in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and The New Yorker. Bolitho died on March 1, 1930, at the age of 39, in New York City, from complications related to diabetes..." // History, Biography. Red Seal Books (series).