The Kingdom of Kush: A Captivating Guide to an Ancient African Kingdom in Nubia That Once Ruled Egypt (African History) Paperback – August 29, 2020

Great Book to read.

I originally started reading this as I had been studying the biblical book of Genesis which talks about Noah’s grandson Cush. This book talks about religion but does not correlate with that. That being said. It does go into great detail about the role Kush played in that region. It was interesting to learn about the stories told from the Stelae of the leaders of the times.

I was hoping for a better cultural and less structural understanding of the people of Kush. There is so little understanding of the Kingdom of Kush and it’s important contribution to African history. The book leaves you desiring more but it was a great introduction

I used the product for research it was very informative.

Full of great information

I didn't know a lot about Kush before I took on this little, 100-page book. Boy howdy, now I know more about Kush than anyone on my street. And in just a hundred pages too! This volume has two virtues. Virtue number one is that it covers a subject that might interest some people and about which there is not a lot of literature.I was delighted and amazed to discover that the Egyptian 25th Dynasty came about when Kush took over Egypt for a while. I didn't know that from my exploration of Egyptian history or had forgotten (not an unlikely idea.)The other virtue of this book is the price. I often feel that if the price is low enough, why not take a chance? In this case, the low price and the intriguing subject nearly make up for the mechanical style of writing. We get long passages about little-known rulers and speculation about what they were up to. Well, we can forgive the lack of information that forces informed speculation but the turgid writing is a chore to get through.I have read a number of the short works by this company and keep coming back for more, in spite of the limitations of the writing style. Few other publishers bother to put out popular-level books on obscure historical subjects. The writing is tolerable on that basis.

Gave me the detailed information i wanted

After reading the very first sentence: 'The Kingdom of Kush was completely forgotten once it met its end.' …. I was tempted to stop reading and delete this one - because: what was there to write about?.I did persevere for about 40%, then skipped to the last chapter as the content (probably of necessity) was featuring a lot of assumptions and guesswork, as it -somehow - continually recites the litany of successive rulers and their fates.I oft wonder just how the years and terms of each ruler (particularly BCE) can be stated with such conviction? For instance: someone living (or recording an event) in say, 500BCE, would not know that year would become 500BCE; or, maybe, even that there was even a concept of a 'year' at all?BUT - one must really admire the depth of research and the ability of 'Captivating History' to link what limited information there is - to make a series of educated guesses - and create an feasible tale.SO - hard one to rate, really…..