Chelsea House, 2008. — 101 p.
A biography of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian leader who, by conquest, created an empire that stretched from Mongolia through the Middle East.
Brenda Lange has been a journalist and public relations professional for more than 15 years. During that time, she has written for newspapers, magazines, and trade publications, and performed public relations functions for various non-profit agencies. The biography of Genghis Khan is her first book for young adults. She lives in Doylestown, PA, with her husband and their children.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, JR. is the leading American historian of our time. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his book The Age of Jackson (1945) and again for a chronicle of the Kennedy Administration, A Thousand Days (1965), which also won the National Book Award. Professor Schlesinger is the Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at the City University of New York and has been involved in several other Chelsea House projects, including the series Revolutionary War Leaders, Colonial Leaders, and Your Government.