Mysteries in History: World History
Mysteries in History: World History

Author: Wendy Conklin

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1420630482

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Challenge students to explore several important unexplained events that helped shape history. Students use primary source materials, posters, and simulations to find clues and to make informed decisions about these events. There are no right or wrong answers. These real-life mysteries encourage students to research, think, debate, and form conclusions.

Historical Mysteries
Historical Mysteries

Author: Andrew Lang

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 1904

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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A collection of 12 essays on historical mysteries. Contents: The Case Of Elizabeth Canning The Murder Of Escovedo The Campden Mystery The Case Of Allan Breck The Cardinal's Necklace The Mystery Of Kaspar Hauser The Gowrie Conspiracy ... and more ...

Unsolved Mysteries of History
Unsolved Mysteries of History

Author: Paul Aron

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2001-08-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471442578

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* 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

Historical Mysteries
Historical Mysteries

Author: Andrew Andrew Lang

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-07-10

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781514899946

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"...The story of Kaspar Hauser, a boy, apparently idiotic, who appeared, as if from the clouds, in Nuremberg (1828), divided Germany into hostile parties, and caused legal proceedings as late as 1883. Whence this lad came, and what his previous adventures had been, has never been ascertained. His death by a dagger-wound, in 1833-whether inflicted by his own hand or that of another-deepened the mystery. According to one view, the boy was only a waif and an impostor, who had strayed from some peasant home, where nobody desired his return. According to the other theory, he was the Crown Prince of Baden, stolen as an infant in the interests of a junior branch of the House, reduced to imbecility by systematic ill-treatment, turned loose on the world at the age of sixteen, and finally murdered, lest his secret origin might be discovered.

Twist in Time
Twist in Time

Author: William Coate

Publisher: CyberRead Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 9780976825203

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We all know about the famous stories in history that made history... but what about the not-so-famous ones that were unexamined and untold such as those written about in "Twist in Time?" William (Bill) Coate is a national award-winning author and educator who is dedicated to making our nation's past interesting and entertaining. History isn't always about countries at war or political achievements. Sometimes it's about tales of intrigue, outrageous behavior, oddball personalities, scandalous acts and just plain weird stuff! "Twist in Time" contains over 100 stories and photos that will astonish, shock, and maybe even offend you! "Twist in Time" will peak your curiosity, satisfy your desire for "the whole story" and keep you wanting more. History Publishing Group also publishes "Pieces of the Past Digest; Chronicles of History." This is a subscription Ezine. Each weekday a fascinating story on an event from our nation's past is delivered via email. For more information on "Pieces of the Past Digest" visit www.piecesofthepastdigest.com.

Teaching U.S. History as Mystery
Teaching U.S. History as Mystery

Author: David Gerwin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 113514740X

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Presenting U.S. history as contested interpretations of compelling problems, this text offers a clear set of principles and strategies, together with case studies and "Mystery Packets" of documentary materials from key periods in American history, that teachers can use with their students to promote and sustain problem-finding and problem-solving in history and social studies classrooms. Structured to encourage new attitudes toward history as hands-on inquiry, conflicting interpretation, and myriad uncertainties, the whole point is to create a user-friendly way of teaching history "as it really is" ─ with all its problems, issues, unknowns, and value clashes. Students and teachers are invited to think anew as active participants in learning history rather than as passive sponges soaking up pre-arranged and often misrepresented people and events. New in the Second Edition: New chapters on Moundbuilders, and the Origins of Slavery; expanded Gulf of Tonkin chapter now covering the Vietnam and Iraq wars; teaching tips in this edition draw on years of teacher experience in using mysteries in their classrooms.

Unsolved Mysteries of American History
Unsolved Mysteries of American History

Author: Aron

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Incorporated

Published: 1998-10-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780470581391

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"A lively tour through our past and an ingenious primer in the art of historical detection." --Robert A. Gross, author of The Minutemen and Their World Did Leif Ericsson beat Columbus to America? What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Did Pocahontas really save John Smith? Did Davy Crockett die at the Alamo? What really happened to Amelia Earhart, and was she a spy? Who killed JFK? Unsolved Mysteries of American History re-creates the most mystifying events of our past, following some of our greatest historians as they search for the elusive answers. Spanning more than five centuries--from Leif Ericsson and Columbus through Watergate and Iran-Contra--Aron makes sense of all the latest discoveries and speculations. Here is everything you could ever want from a detective story: dramatic twists and turns, intellectual challenges, frustrating dead-ends, murderous mayhem, and thrilling espionage. "Stimulating and pleasurable, fair and objective . . . recommended for both the history buff and the fan of true-life mysteries."--Kirkus Reviews "Everyone loves a mystery and a history mystery best of all. Aron has assembled an impressive array of 'whodunits.'" --Ivor Noel Hume, former director, Department of Archaeology, Colonial Williamsburg author of The Virginia Adventure "A welcome gateway for historical exploration." --Booklist "Aron performs something of a minor miracle: He zeroes in on the very core of historical mysteries and provides new insights for reconsidering mystifying events." --Allan W. Eckert, author of Sorrow in Our Heart

How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries
How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries

Author: Kathy Lynn Emerson

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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In her useful, fascinating, and complete guide to writing historical mysteries, Emerson demonstrates how she and her colleagues bring history to life, rather than merely writing contemporary mystery in costume.

The Enigmas of History
The Enigmas of History

Author: Alan Baker

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-11-02

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1780577540

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History is replete with unanswered questions regarding our own past and that of the world in which we live. Some of these questions are mere curiosities; others are of the profoundest importance to our cultural identity and have a serious bearing on our future. Each self-contained chapter in The Enigmas of History covers a particular mystery, ranging across the globe and throughout history: from Atlantis to the Amazons; from the Ark of the Covenant to the enigma of the Black Madonnas; and from the weird mystery of Spring-heeled Jack to visions of the Virgin Mary. Among the topics explored are: • The strange history of the Dogon tribe of Mali in West Africa, who believe that they were visited in the distant past by amphibious beings from another star • The legend of the lost Himalayan kingdom of Shambhala • The mystery of the crystal skulls • The enigma of the indecipherable Voynich manuscript The Enigmas of History is an entertaining, informative compendium of strange events and weird encounters with the unexplained. It is packed with information on historical mysteries, puzzles and bewildering discoveries, and will intrigue the historian and general reader alike.

The History Mystery Kids 2
The History Mystery Kids 2

Author: Daniel Kenney

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-24

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9781947865020

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April Jefferson doesn't know why she and her friends are traveling back in time. All she knows is that she and Henry and Toad are now in Michigan! They still don't know where their father is and they have no idea how to get home. Can they find the missing pieces to the puzzle or will they be stuck in history forever?