Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
- ISBN-10
- 1426212682
- ISBN-13
- 9781426212680
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 479
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- Michael Farquhar
Description
National Geographic and a best-selling author team up to uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune and deadly disaster tied to every day of the year, from Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso to the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
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- 2015-04-21
- 480 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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