| Edition |
First US edition. |
| Description |
424 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing." |
| Summary |
"This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate-with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter. The Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcast's charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanity's essential, and essentially weird, moments, including: - Did the Trojan War actually happen? - What was the most disastrous party in history? - Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius? - How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill's cover? - Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis? Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past--from modern to ancient and every time in between--is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past."--Publisher. |
| Subject |
World history.
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World history -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Author |
Holland, Tom, author.
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Sandbrook, Dominic, author.
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Hollingshead, Iain, author.
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Doughty, Adam, illustrator.
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Goalhanger Podcasts (Firm), issuing body.
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| Note |
Cover title : Rest is history, from ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan, history's most curious questions, answered |
| Added Title |
Rest is history (Podcast)
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| ISBN |
9781541704510 (hbk) |
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1541704517 (hbk) |
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