| Description |
vi, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index. |
| Contents |
Marco Polo: staying alive (1254-1324) -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg (1451-1504) -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs (1466-1520) -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: fatal attractions (1501-1536) -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town (1642-1727) -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy (1741-1801) -- Susan B. Anthony: she had a dream (1820-1906) -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill (1839-1876) -- Thomas Alva Edison: shocking inventor (1847-1931) -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed (1853-1890) -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward (1862-1937) -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over (1887-1951) -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it (1897-1937). |
| Summary |
Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart. |
| Study Program |
AR RL 7.2 6.0 169594 PCMS. |
| Subject |
History -- Errors, inventions, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Celebrities -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
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Decision making -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
O'Malley, Kevin, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780802734884 (hardcover) |
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080273488X (hardcover) |
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9780802734891 (pbk.) |
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0802734898 (pbk.) |
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