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Ferdinand Schrader

Best known for writing a lively account of Frederick the Great for younger readers, this early-20th-century German author brought major European history into a clear, story-driven form. Little biographical information seems to survive, which gives the work itself an even stronger sense of discovery.

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Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

by Ferdinand Schrader

About the author

Ferdinand Schrader is credited as the author of Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, a historical work published in English in 1905 in George P. Upton's translation. Catalog records and library listings also point to the original German work, Friedrich der Grosse und der siebenjährige Krieg.

What can be confirmed from readily available library and public-domain sources is modest but useful: Schrader wrote historical material centered on Frederick II of Prussia and shaped it for an accessible readership. The subtitle Life Stories for Young People suggests a style meant to introduce younger readers to big political and military events without losing the human drama.

Reliable online sources do not appear to offer a clear, fuller biography of Schrader, so details such as birth, death, or broader literary career are hard to verify. For many readers, that makes this book the best window into his work: brisk, educational, and focused on turning European history into an engaging narrative.