Ben-Gurion (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert St. John
- First Published: 1959
- Time of Work: 1886–1958
- Setting: Poland, the United States, and Israel
- Principal Characters: David Ben-Gurion, Paula Munweis Ben-Gurion, Nehemiah Argov, Ernest Bevin, Sam Hamburg, James G. McDonald, Sir Herbert Samuel, Rudolf Sonneborn, Yigail Yadin
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Jews or Jewish life, Israel or Israelis, Biography, Jewish-Arab relations, Palestinian Arabs, Israel-Arab War, Prime ministers
- Locales: United States, Israel, Poland
Form and Content
Ben-Gurion: The Biography of an Extraordinary Man is a biography of David Ben-Gurion and of Israel that mostly covers the years from 1913 to 1958. Robert St. John provides a detailed history of many events leading to the development of the Jewish state and of Ben-Gurion’s outstanding role in the process. Some aspects of Ben-Gurion’s early life in Poland and his marriage are also included. The book chronicles both the disappointments and triumphs of the Lion of Judah—as many called him—and of Israel during the years before Israel’s statehood....
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