Weird history 101
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Media Corp., 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1558507159
Physical Desc:
vi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Pine River Adult Non-Fiction
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Description
Author John Richard Stephens reveals 85 true stories behind some of history's most fascinating events -- by uncovering rare documents, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary descriptions of episodes ranging from Viking funerals to the Vietnam war. It includes: - A Native American woman's bloodcurdling account of Custer's Last Stand. - Walt Whitman's vivid description of President Lincoln's assassination. - A kidnapped African's report on the tragedy of life as a prisoner on a slave ship bound for the Americas. - Passengers' terrified descriptions of the sinking of the Titanic. - Eyewitness accounts of being captured by bloodthirsty pirates. Find these along with dozens of other eye-opening, entertaining looks behind the dull and dusty stories of conventional history.
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English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Author John Richard Stephens reveals 85 true stories behind some of history's most fascinating events -- by uncovering rare documents, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary descriptions of episodes ranging from Viking funerals to the Vietnam war. It includes: - A Native American woman's bloodcurdling account of Custer's Last Stand. - Walt Whitman's vivid description of President Lincoln's assassination. - A kidnapped African's report on the tragedy of life as a prisoner on a slave ship bound for the Americas. - Passengers' terrified descriptions of the sinking of the Titanic. - Eyewitness accounts of being captured by bloodthirsty pirates. Find these along with dozens of other eye-opening, entertaining looks behind the dull and dusty stories of conventional history.
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973 Stephens
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APA Citation (style guide)
Stephens, J. R. (1997). Weird history 101. Holbrook, Mass., Adams Media Corp.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stephens, John Richard. 1997. Weird History 101. Holbrook, Mass., Adams Media Corp.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Stephens, John Richard, Weird History 101. Holbrook, Mass., Adams Media Corp, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Stephens, John Richard. Weird History 101. Holbrook, Mass., Adams Media Corp, 1997.
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