| Description |
x, 291 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-278) and index. |
| Contents |
Ziryab : the slave who changed society (ninth century) -- Cahokia : the forgotten Rome of the Americas (twelfth century) -- Gil Eanes : conquering the point of no return (1434) -- Joseph Warren : architect of a revolution (1741-75) -- Outdoing Revere : history's forgotten riders (1777) -- Elisha Kent Kane : America's greatest hero (1847-57) -- The Sultana : death on the Great River (1865) -- America's first subway : secrets under Broadway (1870) -- Peshtigo : great fire in the forest (1871) -- Gustave Whitehead : the first to fly? (1901) -- Exercise Tiger : a rehearsal for D-day (1944). |
| Subject |
History -- Miscellanea.
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| ISBN |
9781402729584 |
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1402729588 |
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