The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy Hardcover - 2003
by Rick Beyer
Inspired by the popular History Channel( Timelab 2000 series, this book features the most startling stories ever plucked from the pages of history. 200+ photos & illustrations.
From the rear cover
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: stories that changed the course of history and stories that affected what you had for breakfast this morning.
Consider:
- The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer Some Roman officials were so corrupt that they actually stole time itself
- Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War The Scottish kilt was invented by an Englishman
Based on the popular Timelab 2000(R) history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel(R), this collection of fascinating historical tidbits will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief. But they're all true. And you'll soon find yourself telling them to your friends.
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- Title The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
- Author Rick Beyer
- Series Greatest Stories Never Told
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-03-18
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060014018 / 0060014016
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 7.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 in (18.03 x 18.54 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 1020
- Library of Congress subjects History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004296419
- Dewey Decimal Code 909
Media reviews
Citations
- Publishers Weekly Best Books, 03/23/2009, Page 22
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2003, Page 330
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