Synopsis
Based on the success of the best-selling Plunges into History, Uncle John goes back in time to bring fans more compelling, confounding, and fascinating peeks into the world's past. International in scope, you'll read about historical events, people, and places worldwide. As always, the slant will be on revealing what they didn't teach you in history class--history unexpunged Once again we're plunging into history's archives to bring you scintillating sagas of rogues and rascals, diplomacy and disaster, popes and peasants, nices and vices, defeats and victories, royalty and rabble, feuds and famine, battles and breakthroughs, crime and punishment, secrets and scandals, cultural milestones and historical millstones., Building on the success of the bestselling Plunges into History, Uncle John goes back in time to bring fans more compelling and completely confounding peeks into the world's past. As always, the focus is on what they didn't teach in history class-history unexpunged!Once again Uncle John plunges into history's archives-Canadian archives included-to bring readers all-new scintillating sagas of rogues and rascals, diplomacy and disaster, cultural milestones and historical millstones.Of all the bestselling Plunges titles, History is the most popular, with over a quarter million copies in print., History repeats itself as Uncle John once again takes the plunge into the past! For our big number-two, we dug ever deeper into our bottomless vaults to bring you more of history's most colorful characters, cultural milestones, funniest mishaps, and earth-shattering events. More than 500 pages of great stories, fascinating facts, and fun quizzes await you. Read about... * Philosophers who fought with fireplace pokers* "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!"* Where arethey now-the Goths* The golden age of wife-selling* History's most horrible dentist award* The French monks who invented tennis* Women of the Gold Rush And much, much more!, The Bathroom Reader's Hysterical Society takes another dive into history, focusing on those details that are left out of most textbooks and lessons, including chapters titled Dictators and Their Offspring and Horses in History, as well as tidbits about battles, famines, scandals, and indiscretio
Product Identifiers
ISBN-10 1592232612
ISBN-13 9781592232611
Key Details
Author Bathroom Readers' Institute Staff
Number Of Pages 528 pages
Series Bathroom Reader
Format Paperback
Publication Date 2004-10-18
Language English
Publisher Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Publication Year 2004
Additional Details
Copyright Date 2004
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