More Word Histories and Mysteries
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published:
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780618716814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead and Download eBook Full
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published:
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780618716814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor:
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the etymology of over 500 words in the English language.
Author: Wendy Conklin
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Published: 2005-03
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1420630482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChallenge 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.
Author: Wendy Conklin
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Published: 2005-03
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1420630490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChallenge 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.
Author: Kitson Jazynka
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1426328710
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Linda Lacour Hobar
Publisher: Bright Ideas Press
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781892427045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Craig P. Bauer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-06-18
Total Pages: 636
ISBN-13: 0691192294
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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: Michael Parenti
Publisher: City Lights Publishers
Published: 2016-08-22
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 0872867188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which they work. Pursuing themes ranging from antiquity to modern times, from the Inquisition and Joan of Arc to the anti-labor bias of present-day history books, History as Mystery demonstrates how past and present can inform each other and how history can be a truly exciting and engaging subject. "Michael Parenti, always provocative and eloquent, gives us a lively as well as valuable critique of orthodoxy posing as 'history.'"—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Deserves to become an instant classic."—Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations "Those who keep secret the past, and lie about it, condemn us to repeat it. Michael Parenti unveils the history of falsified history, from the early Christian church to the present: a fascinating, darkly revelatory tale."—Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Pentagon Papers "Solid if surely controversial stuff."—Kirkus
Author: Dona Herweck Rice
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Published: 2012-07-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781433348297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShares information on different historical mysteries and rumored oddities, including the Bermuda triangle, Bigfoot, and the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
Author: Graeme Donald
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2018-04-19
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1782439692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mysteries of History is an entertaining romp through the centuries, uncovering the great mysteries surrounding some of the most inaccurate and misleading parts of our past.