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Author
Series
History's unknown chapters volume 2
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 264 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of obscure and addictive true tales from history, Milton presents outrageously unbelievable-- yet true-- stories from history. There's the Russian scientist who attempted to produce a human-ape hybrid; the family who survived thirty-eight days at sea after their ship was destroyed by a killer whale; and Churchill ordered the test of biological weapons using sheep on a small Scottish island.
Author
Series
History's unknown chapters volume 1
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 261 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton. The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past. There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived...
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