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Bad Days in History
Michael Farquhar
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Description for Bad Days in History
Paperback. Best-selling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year in this engrossing compendium of history's worst moments. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 207. Weight in Grams: 367.
From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, Bad Days in History delves into the past to present 365 delightfully told tales of historically bad days.
From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, Bad Days in History delves into the past to present 365 delightfully told tales of historically bad days.
Product Details
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781426218071
SKU
V9781426218071
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99-15
About Michael Farquhar
Michael Farquhar, a former writer and editor at The Washington Post, is the bestselling author of numerous books, including the critically acclaimed Behind the Palace Doors and Secret Lives of the Tsars, as well as the popular Penguin Treasury series: A Treasury of Royal Scandals, A Treasury of Great American Scandals, A Treasury of Deception, and A Treasury ... Read more
Reviews for Bad Days in History
The facts of this passing parade of perfidious knaves, nasty poltroons, incompetent liars and just some unlucky folk who slipped on bygone banana peels make for leisurely reading
and it's surely a story to be continued.
Kirkus Reviews A catalog of historical anecdotes in which the historical agents experienced very bad days indeed.
Library Journal
and it's surely a story to be continued.
Kirkus Reviews A catalog of historical anecdotes in which the historical agents experienced very bad days indeed.
Library Journal