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Mysteries of history Cover Image Book

Mysteries of history / Robert Stewart, with Clint Twist and Edward Horton.

Stewart, Robert, 1941- (Author). Twist, Clint. (Added Author). Horton, Edward, 1942- (Added Author).

Summary:

Examines part, but not all, of the evidence surrounding some of history's unsolved mysteries, from why the pyramids were built to whether or not there was a conspiracy to kill President John F. Kennedy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792262328
  • ISBN: 9780792262329
  • Physical Description: 191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
  • Edition: A Marshall edition
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The National Geographic Society, 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Why did the pharaohs build the pyramids? -- Who built Stonehenge and why? -- Was there a Trojan Horse? -- Did Rome really fall? -- Was there a real King Arthur? -- What happened to the Knights Templars? -- Was Marco Polo a great explorer or a liar? -- Who built great Zimbabwe and why? -- Did the Chinese beat Christopher Columbus to the new world? -- What is the truth behind the legend of El Dorado? -- What happened to America's "lost colony"? -- Why did Japan turn its back on the world? -- Was King George III really insane? -- Was Napoleon poisoned? -- What is the truth behind the myth of the Underground Railroad? -- What is the truth behind Custer's "last stand?" -- Why did the Hindenburg explode? -- Was the attack on Pearl Harbor really a surprise? -- Did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot President Kennedy?
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.8 8 86914.

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Genre:
Trivia and miscellanea.

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