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Juaristi, Vince J., 1969-

Basque firsts : people who changed the world / Vince J. Juaristi. - 1 online resource. - The Basque series . - Basque series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Juan Sebastian Elcano Primus Circumdedisti Me -- St. Ignatius of Loyola the first Jesuit -- Santiago Ramón y Cajal the father of neurology -- Cristóbal Balenciaga the king of haute couture -- José María Arizmendiarrieta the first social entrepreneur -- Paul Dominique Laxalt the first friend -- Edurne Pasaban the first woman to summit 14 x 8,000m -- Afterword.

"This book, "Basque Firsts: People who Changed the World," recognizes extraordinary Basques, all of them ignored or overlooked in history, who have made extraordinary contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, and other fields that changed our world."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780874170009 (e-book) 0874170001

LCCN: 2016006713

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basque Americans--Biography.
Américains d'origine basque--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Political.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Presidents & Heads of State.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Rich & Famous.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Royalty.
Basque Americans.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
País Vasco (Spain)--Biography.
Spain--País Vasco.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: CT1355.B37

Dewey Class. No.: 920.009299/92073