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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader History's Lists

Pick any page, and get your history fix!

Leave it to Uncle John to find a new way to make history fun and exciting! This quirky collection of lists is the latest volume in the Bathroom Reader’s best-selling history series. These 508 pages will breathe life into history’s most famous (and most unusual) stories. From the Stone Age to the Internet Age, some quick takes on must-know topics that will reveal the surprising connections among history’s greatest — and strangest — events. History buffs, trivia hounds, and readers looking for an educational snack will love this fun format. Here’s what you’ll find in this great book:

 

* 2 famous pioneering trails

* 3 one-armed men who lent a hand

* 4 famous folks who literally died laughing

* 5 horrifying medieval punishments

* 6 photographic firsts

* 7 hotel rooms where history was made

* 8 disgusting secret ingredients

* 9 famous trains

* 10 places you can’t go

* 11 disasters that changed the world

* 12 fast food firsts

 And much, much more!

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 522
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781607101802
  • Genres
  • history, trivia, humor
  • Release date
  • 2010