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The sequel to the bestselling "365", which sold 20,000 copies in paperback. Marsh and Carrick present a leap year of historical stories for every day, spanning the history of man's life on earth and every corner of the inhabited world. The perfect gift for anyone into dates and history, in a handy format to carry to the pub for last minute cramming.
On every day of the year, something momentous happened in history, whether it was a rainy 25 February, a sweltering 2 July, or your father's birthday. New York-born W.B. Marsh and Bruce Carrick present a leap year of historical stories by turns
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The sequel to the bestselling "365", which sold 20,000 copies in paperback. Marsh and Carrick present a leap year of historical stories for every day, spanning the history of man's life on earth and every corner of the inhabited world. The perfect gift for anyone into dates and history, in a handy format to carry to the pub for last minute cramming.
On every day of the year, something momentous happened in history, whether it was a rainy 25 February, a sweltering 2 July, or your father's birthday. New York-born W.B. Marsh and Bruce Carrick present a leap year of historical stories by turns amazing, horrifying, touching and tearful. Spanning the history of man's life in earth and every corner of the inhabited world, they paint a picture of infinite richness and minute, enthralling detail. Read about the birth of the national anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner', Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power in France, the story of the Statue of Liberty, the Atlanta premiere of Gone With The wind and much, much more. It's the ideal book for anyone hooked on history.
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Autorenporträt
W.B. Marsh was born in New York, and now lives in London. On his birthday - 26 October - the legendary 'Gunfight at the OK Corral' took place at Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881. Bruce Carrick has worked in book publishing for many years in New York and London. On his birthday in 1897 Marcel Proust had a duel with fellow writer Jean Lorrain.