Bad Days in History
| Author | : Michael Farquhar |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 484 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781426212680 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1426212682 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (682 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bad Days in History by : Michael Farquhar
Download or read book Bad Days in History written by Michael Farquhar and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Farquhar's ... 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)"--