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365: Your Date with History

365: Your Date with History

Bruce Carrick,W.B. Marsh

A fascinating compendium of historical tales, organized by the days of the year, spanning the highs and lows of human existence. Read about the day Jesse Owens humiliated the Nazis at the Olympic Games, American Aviatrix Amelia Earhart vanished in flight, Leonardo Da Vinci died in a king's arms, and many more.
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Whether it is major political events like the USA’s annexation of Texas (1 March) or incredible discoveries like that of Tutankhamun’s tomb (26 November), every event in history happened – of course – on one of 365 days. Pore through history day-by-day with 365 and become engrossed in this lovingly constructed wealth of historical anecdotes. 365: Your Date with History is a fantastically browsable historical encyclopaedia, mapping the highs and lows of human existence day-by-day throughout the year. Each day is accompanied by historical facts and sometimes brief, often more lengthy, stories from a dizzying array of subjects. Written accessibly and with plenty of personality, 365 will be a have-around-the-house favourite for years.

Product Description

Title - 365: Your Date with History

Edition -

Author - Bruce Carrick,W.B. Marsh

ISBN 13 - 9781840466065

Imprint - Icon Books

Publisher - Icon Books

Date Published - 07/10/2004

Prize -

No. of pages - 724

Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 153 x 234 x 44mm

Weight - 825 g

Languages - English