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

by W.B. Marsh

Book Overview

This is the unputdownable sequel to 365 - highly addictive, with bite-size chunks of history. Jan 16, 1920: Prohibition is born. Feb 14, 270: St Valentine's martyrdom gives birth to a romantic tradition. Jul 5, 1946: The bikini swimsuit makes its debut at a Paris fashion show. 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 - a rainy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848310056
• ISBN13: 9781848310056
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"

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.