Cecil Rhodes
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Follow in the footsteps of Cecil Rhodes, who despite ill health went from cotton farmer to diamond magnate and founder of the state of Rhodesia. He was responsible for many educational reforms and became an activist for imperial expansion in the Cape Colony. DeBeers, the company he founded, is still a highly successful company. Discover how he came to accomplish so much, often with much adversity and in harsh conditions.
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Catherine the Great
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