Madmen of History, Sixth Edition

Madmen of History, Sixth Edition
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Published both by major U.S. houses as well as independently by the author, this book has been reissued at least every ten years since its initial appearance in 1976 by Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, NY. Its success has been remarkable, so much so, in fact, that schools and libraries have repeatedly had to reorder after their copies were stolen by patrons, students, and teachers! It continues to seem relevant to readers during all those years because society and government are always saddled with the same types depicted in this book. Teachers have frequently used this book as a supplementary text in history courses. The text is fast-moving, at times conversational, and never packed with dry dates and treaties and other aspects of history books that often turn off young readers. This is the first appearance of Madmen of History as an ebook, and the second ebook by the author. Read it chapter by chapter–there is no absolute order required–but avoid reading it at bedtime because you may not sleep well!

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Dr. Donald D. Hook. Madmen of History, Sixth Edition

Original Preface

Introduction to the 2005 Edition

Introduction to the 2008 Edition

PART I: Despots. 1. lvan the Terrible

2. Alexander VI

3. Robespierre

4. Mussolini

5. Hitler

6. Trujillo

Part II: Assassins. 7. Booth

8. Guiteau

9. Czolgosz

10. Oswald

11. Corday

12. Princip

PART III: Hangmen, Henchmen & Mystics. 13. Eichmann

14. Rasputin

15. Quantrill

16. Turner

17. Mishima

18. Torquemada

Afterword

About the Author

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A fairly broad definition of madness has been taken as the basis for this book. There are examples of clinical madness, legal insanity, and temporary derangement, but for the most part the characters are studies in over-dedication to an ideal or to a political objective. Some have drastically altered the course of history by their acts, and some have merely changed the flow of the times. Each character has left his peculiar imprint on the history of mankind.

Madmen of History is history, not fiction, although now and then, liberty has been, taken to dramatize a character or an event. What better way to become acquainted with history than through biography?

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Is there a common denominator in madness even though we cannot define the malady? Yes, it is the reach for power. That ingredient can be found in every individual and circumstance we face in this book. It is power for less than benevolent purposes, though often under that cover. The acquisition of too much power invariably corrupts and frequently metamorphoses into madness.

If there is at least a partial solution to the proliferation of madmen in our day and time, it is the international promotion of democracy, and its consequent dilution of power, throughout governments and institutions. Power is based on ego, without which society would founder. But we must redouble our efforts to construct and maintain minds, souls, and spirits that embody moral responsibility. We need regulated egos; madness is not an attractive alternative.

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