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    612-822-4611

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Histories of the Unexpected: How Everything Has a History

Histories of the Unexpected: How Everything Has a History

Daybell, James
Willis, Sam

Paperback

General World History

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 1786494140
ISBN13: 9781786494146
Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
Published: Apr 1 2023
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.95
Height: 2.20 Width: 5.40 Depth: 7.50
Language: English
Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans?

In Histories of the Unexpected, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a journey of discovery that tackles some of the greatest historical themes - from the Tudors to the Second World War, from the Roman Empire to the Victorians - but via entirely unexpected subjects. By taking this revolutionary approach, they not only present a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveal the everyday world around us as never before.

History as you've never seen it before. --Dan Snow

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