Curious Events in History
Sep 2011 · Union Square + ORM
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About this ebook
Forty strange-but-true historical happenings—from a thirty-eight-minute war to the time when a top-hat caused a riot—from the author of Lies You Learned in School.
Here are forty of the most curious events in world history. Though they span the centuries and circle the globe, they share one common trait: all were too peculiar to make it into the standard history books. Read these fascinating accounts and learn about:
If you thought you knew all you needed to know about history, this book will show you some truly curious gaps in your knowledge.
Here are forty of the most curious events in world history. Though they span the centuries and circle the globe, they share one common trait: all were too peculiar to make it into the standard history books. Read these fascinating accounts and learn about:
- The craze for consuming powdered mummy to cure all ailments
- The medieval courtroom advocate who pled the case of plaintiff rats
- The U.S. President who was shot by an assassin but killed by his doctor’s earnest efforts to treat him
If you thought you knew all you needed to know about history, this book will show you some truly curious gaps in your knowledge.
About the author
Michael Powell (1905-90) was one of Britain's foremost directors and a three-time Academy Award nominee for The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel, and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing.
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