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Curious Events in History

by Michael Powell
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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:
  • 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.
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    Publisher: Union Square & Co.

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: November 22, 2022

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    • ISBN: 9781435138919
    • Release date: November 22, 2022

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    • ISBN: 9781435138919
    • File size: 12001 KB
    • Release date: November 22, 2022

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    subjects

    History Reference Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    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:
  • 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.
    Expand title description text
    History Reference Nonfiction