Weird History 101

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Adams Media, Aug 1, 1997 - History - 336 pages
Author John Richard Stephens reveals 85 true stories behind some of history's most fascinating events -- by uncovering rare documents, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary descriptions of episodes ranging from Viking funerals to the Vietnam war. It includes:

- A Native American woman's bloodcurdling account of Custer's Last Stand.

- Walt Whitman's vivid description of President Lincoln's assassination.

- A kidnapped African's report on the tragedy of life as a prisoner on a slave ship bound for the Americas.

- Passengers' terrified descriptions of the sinking of the Titanic.

- Eyewitness accounts of being captured by bloodthirsty pirates.

Find these along with dozens of other eye-opening, entertaining looks behind the dull and dusty stories of conventional history.

About the author (1997)

Stephens has had many different occupations ranging from driving an armored truck and working as a professional photographer to being a psychiatric counselor at a couple of hospitals and a security officer for the U.S. Navy.

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