True History of the Elephant Man, Paperback - Peter Ford

Through physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, Joseph Merrick spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe story of Joseph Carey Merrick, more popularly known as the Elephant Man, passed into the realm of legend from the moment he was firs...

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Reducere. Tragic as the life of Joseph Merrick was, Sir Frederick Treves' compassion for and friendship with the Elephant Man is to be celebrated. Though the...

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This is a new edition of Frederick Treves book with the text having been editted to remove typographical errors. The story of Merrick's (the Elepha...

Glenn Ford star of such now-classic films as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, The Big Heat, 3: 10 to Yuma, and The Rounders had rugged good looks, a long ...

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Reducere. Soldier of fortune and 16th century Spanish conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo is best known today for his first-hand accounts of Spain's expedi...

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Reducere. DescriptionAlan Turing: Enigma: The Incredible True Story of the Man Who Cracked The CodeIf you have ever used a computer, you owe that joy to Alan...

The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective...

OSCAR AND LUCINDA is a sweeping, irrepressibly inventive novel set in nineteenth-century England and Australia where the two potential lovers lead ...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Kate VigursIllustration(s): 22 b-w illus. + 1 mapNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

The full story of the thirty-nine female agents of SOE F section who went undercover in France, revealing for the first time how their fates contra...

Reducere. In 1443, Imperial China ruled the seas. The God-chief of Cahokia ruled the lands along the Father of Waters. And, the Piasa was about to be created...

An insight into the man at the heart of the world's most infamous maritime disasterPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Clifford IsmayIllustr...

The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan.

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A chilling true crime book that chronicles the wave of abductions that terrorized the U.S. during the Great Depression, including the most infamous...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): Bernal Diaz del CastilloTranslator: Ted HumphreyNumber of pages: 498Publication date: 2012Dimension...

A classic of alternative biography and feminist writing, this empathetic and witty book gives due to a "lesser" figure of history, Mary Ellen Peaco...

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La Merica (la mer'.e.ca) Ancient Portuguese name for America. Meaning: "The Western Star" This book is made possible by the re-discovery of an anci...

Reducere. The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the worldIn the ...

Reducere. DescriptionPeter Carey's two Booker Prize-winning novels, in one handsome hardcover volume. Oscar and Lucinda is a sweeping, irrepressibly inventiv...

One of NPR's Best Books of the Year An Amazon Best History and Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 So Far "Gripping. . . R]eads like a crime novel in the ...

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The full inside story of the iconic Ford Transit by an acknowledged expert

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Reducere. DescriptionAmerica's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. H. H. Holmes:...

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In 1921, Converse hired 20-year-old Chuck Taylor as a salesman, sparking a nearly 50-year career that defined the Converse All Star basketball shoe...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Clyde N. WilsonIn this hard-hitting collection of 4 essays, Dr Wilson cuts straight to the chase: YOU WERE LIED TOYou were ...

Dixie Kiefer's reputation for durability began at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he broke an ankle and shattered a kneecap while playing football. A...

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