Unsolved Mysteries Of History

Author : Paul Aron
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0471442577

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Unsolved Mysteries of History by Paul Aron Pdf

* Who built Stonehenge? * Why did the pharaohs build the pyramids? * Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower? * Could the Titanic have been saved? * Did Hitler murder his niece? PRAISE FOR UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF HISTORY "Like a sleuth, Aron pieces together the possible answers . . . It's an engaging way to learn more about history and the new evidence that sheds light on long-standing theories." --Daily Press "Aron has produced a fascinating and judicious description of historical mysteries from the Neanderthals to Gorbachev. His entertaining account of historical controversies will leave every reader the wiser about the past." --Jack F. Matlock Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union "With unerring good sense and in well-paced prose, Paul Aron solves as best he can the major who-done-its, did-it-happens, and did-it-have-to-happens of world history. Unsolved Mysteries of History should keep readers engaged well into the night."-- Adam Potkay, author, A Passion for Happiness

Author : Allison Lassieur
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491442647

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Unsolved Historical Mysteries by Allison Lassieur Pdf

"Describes mysterious and unsolved historical events from around the world"--

Author : Paul Aron
Publisher : Thorndike Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999-04
Category : America
ISBN : 0783885172

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Unsolved Mysteries of American History by Paul Aron Pdf

An Eye Opening Journey through 500 years of Discoveries, Disappearance, and Baffling events.

Author : Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781665912969

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Roanoke, the Lost Colony by Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple Pdf

In this spine-tingling book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, journey to colonial America and discover the enduring mystery of the missing Roanoke Colony. In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The only signs of life left were the letters CRO carved into a tree and the word CROATOAN carved into one of the fort’s posts. Did the Spanish army capture the colonists? Did the colonists get in a battle with the native people—or join them? Did they try to follow John White to England and get lost at sea? Become a detective, study the clues, and see if you can help solve this chilling mystery from history!

Author : Joe Nickell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813128566

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Unsolved History by Joe Nickell Pdf

What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change. Joe Nickell demonstrates the techniques used in solving some of the world's most perplexing mysteries, such as the authenticity of Abraham Lincoln's celebrated Bixby letter, the 1913 disappearance of writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce, and the apparent real-life model for a mysterious character in a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nickell also uses newly uncovered evidence to further investigate the identity of the Nazi war criminal known as ""Ivan the Terrible.""

Author : Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781665912983

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The Salem Witch Trials by Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple Pdf

In this spooky book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, tragedy strikes Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 as the community is torn apart by accusations of witchcraft. When a group of girls came down with a horrible, mysterious bout of illness, they pointed the finger at people in their community they claimed were witches. Soon, the whole town was convinced they were in danger from supernatural forces. Today, we have details about the accusations, trials, and those who lost their lives, but the question remains: What caused the mass hysteria? Become a detective, study the clues, and see if you can help solve this chilling mystery from history!

Author : Dona Herweck Rice
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1433348292

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Unsolved! History's Mysteries by Dona Herweck Rice Pdf

Shares information on different historical mysteries and rumored oddities, including the Bermuda triangle, Bigfoot, and the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

Author : Craig P. Bauer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780691192291

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Unsolved! by Craig P. Bauer Pdf

"In 1953, a man was found dead from cyanide poisoning near the Philadelphia airport with a picture of a Nazi aircraft in his wallet. Taped to his abdomen was an enciphered message. In 1912, a book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of an illuminated cipher manuscript once belonging to Emperor Rudolf II, who was obsessed with alchemy and the occult. Wartime codebreakers tried--and failed--to unlock the book's secrets, and it remains an enigma to this day. In this lively and entertaining book, Craig Bauer examines these and other vexing ciphers yet to be cracked. Some may reveal the identity of a spy or serial killer, provide the location of buried treasure, or expose a secret society--while others may be elaborate hoaxes. Unsolved! begins by explaining the basics of cryptology, and then explores the history behind an array of unsolved ciphers. It looks at ancient ciphers, ciphers created by artists and composers, ciphers left by killers and victims, Cold War ciphers, and many others. Some are infamous, like the ciphers in the Zodiac letters, while others were created purely as intellectual challenges by figures such as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman. Bauer lays out the evidence surrounding each cipher, describes the efforts of geniuses and eccentrics--in some cases both--to decipher it, and invites readers to try their hand at puzzles that have stymied so many others. Unsolved! takes readers from the ancient world to the digital age, providing an amazing tour of many of history's greatest unsolved ciphers"--

Author : Paul Aron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0760745080

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Unsolved Mysteries of History by Paul Aron Pdf

The author explains why he believes that history has all the twists and turns, intellectual challenges, and surprise revelations of a great mystery story, and offers explanations for some of history's most intriguing mysteries.

Author : Robert Stewart
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0792262328

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Mysteries of History by Robert Stewart Pdf

Examines the evidence surrounding some of history's unsolved mysteries, from why the pyramids were built to whether or not there was a conspiracy to kill President John F. Kennedy.

Author : Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1439562946

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The Mary Celeste by Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple Pdf

A young girl relates the facts that are known about the unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the mystery.

Author : Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781665912952

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The Wolf Girls by Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple Pdf

In this eerie book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, travel to an Indian orphanage where two new arrivals are so wild that some claim they were raised by wolves. In 1920 a missionary brought two young girls to an orphanage in India. The girls didn’t know how to talk, walk, or eat from a plate. Some people thought the girls had been abandoned by their parents. Some people said the girls were brought up by wolves in the wild. Still others thought that the missionary who ran the orphanage made up the story about the girls. No one knows for sure. Become a detective, study the clues, and see if you can help solve this chilling mystery from history!

Author : Bill Price
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780785835226

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History's Greatest Mysteries by Bill Price Pdf

History's Greatest Mysteries delves into the grey areas to examine the imponderable and sometimes unlikely stories of actual events and real people. From the gruesome murders committed by Jack the Ripper to the whereabouts of Lord Lucan, and from the loss of an entire continent to the case of a missing racehorse, we take a canter through history in an effort to shed a little light on to questions which, in all honesty, are never going to yield definitive answers. Some of the stories related in the following pages are deadly serious, some rather less so. There are cases of determined individuals who have struggled against the odds in an attempt to unravel the truth, while in others people have not let the facts get in the way and have made up any old nonsense by way of an explanation.

Author : Aron
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0471219940

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Unsolved Mysteries of History by Aron Pdf

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781682300091

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The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries by Colin Wilson Pdf

From the bestselling author of THE OUTSIDER Is the Shroud of Turin a holy relic or a clever fake? What was the coded message that made a poor French priest a millionaire, and does it prove that the crucifixion was a fraud? And what lies at the bottom of the 200-foot shaft on Oak Island, Newfoundland, where two centuries of digging have yet to unearth the buried treasure that must be there? In THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, Colin Wilson presents an astonishing variety of unsolved riddles and enduring enigmas to prove that our everyday world is stranger than we believe, wilder than we can imagine. Ranging in content from Atlantis to the Bermuda Triangle and from Kaspar Hauser to the identity of Shakespeare, Colin Wilson's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNSOLVED MYSTERIES is a comprehensive examination of the most baffling mysteries of our time.