The lives of Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Edward the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc, among others, help to tell the story of the Middle Ages. The chaotic "dark period" of history is explored in Famous Men of the Middle Ages, which also depicts the change from the end of antiquity to the beginning of the modern era. This thrilling novel serves as the ideal introduction to Famous Men of Modern Times. The charming historical biographies of thirty-five of the most significant figures in Middle Ages history—from the arrival of the barbarians to the creation of the printing press—are included in the book Famous Men of the Middle Ages. Every story in this book by John Haaren is told in a straightforward, understandable way, and each one is carefully thought out to arouse and spark the young reader's imagination. Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Frederick Barbarossa, Marco Polo, and William Tell are just a few of the notable figures depicted in Famous Men of the Middle Ages.
American educator and historian John Henry Haaren was born on August 13, 1855, in New York City, and passed away on September 23, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was Irish and English, and his father was German. Before beginning his career as a teacher in New York, he studied under Prof. N. M. Butler at Columbia University from 1889 to 1891. He started classes to teach English to foreigners and increased the number and effectiveness of kindergartens when he was appointed Associate Superintendent of Schools in New York in 1907. He oversaw the Brooklyn Institute's pedagogy department as its president. In his honor, Manhattan's 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets was given the name Haaren High School. On the grounds of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the building that was once DeWitt Clinton High School and was designed by Charles B. J. Snyder is now called Haaren Hall.
