History's Great Untold Stories: Larger Than Life Characters & Dramatic Events that Changed the WorldNational Geographic, 2006 - 367 pages This eye-catching volume combines vivid first-hand accounts of pivotal events in history with authoritative commentary. Revealing startling links among events and people separated by centuries and continents, the epic struggles and bombastic personalities have been carefully chosen for their power to challenge some of the fiercest debates of our present day. Readers encounter William the Silent, a Dutch monarch whose assassination may have triggered the 1588 launch of the Spanish Armada and led Queen Elizabeth I to create the first known attempt at gun control. Another chapter introduces Rabban Sauma, a thirteenth-century Christian monk sent by Kublai Khan to seek a Christian-Mongol alliance against Muslims. There is also the remarkable story of twelve anti-slavery activists who fought the prevailing business and political establishment of their day to outlaw slavery in England, using tactics that have become tools of the trade for every grassroots movement that has followed. Filled with fascinating sidebars, narratives, maps, illustrations, and concise biographies, this new volume gathers up the rich details that Western history left on the cutting room floor and turns them into stories that shed light on both vanquished and victor over the ages. With its fresh, design and accessible format, History's Great Untold Stories will be welcomed by the legions of readers who are eager to uncover "history's mysteries" and explore lesser known, non-Western views of world events. |
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... guano remained virtually unknown . A few barrels turned up here and there in Britain and North America , almost as a specialty item , but there was no significant trade in the substance — until , in the late 1830s , two businessmen in ...
... guano at a reasonable cost . In 1850 , Millard Fillmore became the first American president to mention bird droppings in an inaugural address , when he stressed the need for more guano at affordable prices . Beginning under Fillmore ...
... guano complained , and , finally , the one hundred remaining Easter Islanders were repatriated . On the way , eighty - five of them died of smallpox , leaving fifteen to step ashore ... Guano is still a popular fertilizer today , 225 GUANO.
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
The Most Controversial Trial in History | 10 |
The Leper King of Jerusalem | 20 |
Copyright | |
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History's Great Untold Stories: Larger Than Life Characters & Dramatic ... Joseph Cummins Limited preview - 2006 |
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History's Great Untold Stories: Obscure Events of Lasting Importance Joseph Cummins No preview available - 2011 |