The Greatest Stories Never Told

Historyisn'talwaysmadebygreatarmiescollidingorbygreatcivilizationsrisingorfalling.Sometimesit'smadewhenachauffeurtakesawrongturn,ascientistforgetstocleanuphislab,oradrunkensoldiergetsabitrowdy.That'sthekindofhistoryyou'llfindinTheGreatestStoriesNeverTold.Thisishistorycandy--thegoodstuff.Hereare100talestoastonish,bewilder,andstupefy:morethantwothousandyearsofhistoryfilledwithcourage,cowardice,hope,triumph,sex,intrigue,folly,humor,andambition.It'sahistoricaldelightandavisualfeastwithhundredsofphotographs,drawings,andmapsthatbringeachstorytolife.Anewdiscoverywaitsoneverypage:storiesthatchangedthecourseofhistoryandstoriesthataffectedwhatyouhadforbreakfastthismorning.Consider:ThePilgrimslandedonPlymouthRockbecausetheyranoutofbeerSomeRomanofficialsweresocorruptthattheyactuallystoletimeitselfThreecigarschangedthecourseoftheCivilWarTheScottishkiltwasinventedbyanEnglishmanBasedonthepopularTimelab2000?historyminuteshostedbySamWaterstononTheHistoryChannel?,thiscollectionoffascinatinghistoricaltidbitswillhaveyoushakingyourheadinwonderanddisbelief.Butthey'realltrue.Andyou'llsoonfindyourselftellingthemtoyourfriends.