Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot

by Martin W. Sandler

Book Overview

Stories that history forgot...but readers will remember "The only thing new in the world," said Harry S. Truman, "is the history you don't know." In this fresh and fascinating collection of historical vignettes, Martin W. Sandler (author of Resolute and Atlantic Ocean ) restores to memory important events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. Though barely known today, these are major historical stories, from Ziryab , an eighth-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402729588
• ISBN13: 9781402729584
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"