{"product_id":"the-greatest-stories-never-told-100-tales-from-history-to-astonish-bewilder-and-stupefy-1","title":"The Greatest Stories Never Told 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistory isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find in \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Stories Never Told.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled with courage, cowardice, hope, triumph, sex, intrigue, folly, humor, and ambition. It's a historical delight and a visual feast with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and maps that bring each story to life. A new discovery waits on every page: stories that changed the course of history and stories that affected what you had for breakfast this morning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Roman officials were so corrupt that they actually stole time itself \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree cigars changed the course of the Civil War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scottish kilt was invented by an Englishman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the popular Timelab 2000® history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel®, this collection of fascinating historical tidbits will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief. But they're all true. And you'll soon find yourself telling them to your friends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9780060014018-001","offer_id":43733247262781,"sku":"9780060014018-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/9430073482209.jpg?v=1790618029","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-greatest-stories-never-told-100-tales-from-history-to-astonish-bewilder-and-stupefy-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}