The Greatest Stories Never Told: 230 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

by Rick Beyer and Rick Byr

Book Overview

History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest Stories Never Told. This is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762105542
• ISBN13: 9780762105540
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.54 lbs.