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Bad days in history, a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year, Michael Farquhar; illustrations by Giulia Ghigini

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Bad days in history, a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year, Michael Farquhar; illustrations by Giulia Ghigini

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-472) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bad days in history

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Michael Farquhar; illustrations by Giulia Ghigini

Sub title

a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year

Summary

Entries draw from the full sweep of history to take readers through a complete year of misery, including tales of lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919)

Target audience

adult

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Gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year

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