366: More Great Stories from History: More Great Stories from History for Every Day of the Year

by W.B. Marsh

Book Overview

This is the unputdownable sequel to "365", with highly addictive, bite-size chunks of history. On Jan 16, 1920, prohibition is born. On Feb 14, 270: St Valentine's martyrdom gives birth to a romantic tradition. On Jul 5, 1946: The bikini swimsuit makes its debut at a Paris fashion show. On Dec 22, 1849: Dostoyevsky is led out for a pretend execution. Strange sometimes to think, even the biggest events of world history happened on a particular day...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840468270
• ISBN13: 9781840468274
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

fascinating history book

A must have history book, fascinating how these 366 histories will stimulate your hunger to learn more about all those stories.