Mavericks life stories and lessons of history's most extraordinary misfits
This book offers an alternative take on history by spotlighting 24 lesser-known but remarkable individuals--underdogs, rebels, and eccentrics--who made their mark in unique ways. From daring escapes and scientific breakthroughs to acts of resistance and gender defiance, these stories highlight peopl...
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Watkins, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited,
2025.
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Table of Contents:
- Thomas Blood
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
- Ellen and William Craft
- Noor Inayat Khan
- Mary Frith
- Lady Hester Stanhope
- William Buckland
- Eleanor Rykener
- James Chuma and Abdullah David Susi
- Black Agnes
- Margery Kempe
- La Chevaliere d'Eon
- Ira Aldridge
- The Rebecca Rioters
- Julius Soubise
- Ethel MacDonald
- The Chartists
- Gerrard Winstanley
- Mary Anning
- Caroline Herschel
- Peter the Wild Boy
- Sabrina Sidney
- Radclyffe "John" Hall
- Paul Robeson.
