History's great untold stories larger than life characters & dramatic events that changed the world

Main Author: Cummins, Joseph.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, DC : National Geographic Society, 2006.
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Physical Description: 367 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781426200311 :
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Author Notes: Joseph Cummins is the author of Cannibals: Shocking True Stories of the Last Taboo on Land and at Sea and The Greatest Search and Rescue Stories Ever Told. His book Anything for a Vote: A History of Dirty Tricks and October Surprises in America's Presidential Elections will be published in Spring 2007.