Greatest Stories Never Told 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

Name: Greatest Stories Never Told 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
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ISBN: 9780060014018

ISBN-10: 0060014016

ISBN-13: 9780060014018

Edition: 2003

Authors: Rick Beyer, Rick Beyer

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History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest Stories Never Told. This is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled with courage, cowardice, hope, triumph, sex, intrigue, folly, humor, and ambition. It's a historical delight and a visual feast with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and maps that bring each story to life. A new discovery waits on every page:…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/18/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 7.44" wide x 7.56" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Rick Beyer is the author of the popular Greatest Stories Never Told book series, and an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been seen on The History Channel, A&E, and National Geographic Channel. He is also an accomplished speaker who inspires and entertains audiences around the country. He lives with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts.