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Stories from History's Dust Bin, Volume 3


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About the Book

This is the Second Edition (2019) of Stories from History's Dust Bin, the winner of the Arizona Book of the Year Award for 2016. What is new in this edition, besides a review of all stories for new and/or updated information, is the addition of footnotes, end-of-story comments, a cross-referencing with other Dust Bin books and a change in organization of the stories from chronological to alphabetical.

Inside are 122 non-fiction stories, each readable in fifteen minutes or less. The books make great companions for business or vacation travel, are excellent for reading poolside or next to the fireplace, as substitutes for in-flight or waiting room magazines, and perfect for end-of-day relaxation.

The contents feature the little-known and unusual, such as the story of Joshua Norton (front cover) who arrived in San Francisco in 1849 with a fist full of inherited money. After losing all of his money on market speculation, he disappeared for a decade before returning to San Francisco as "Norton I, Emperor of America," and becoming one of that city's most colorful citizens.

Then there's the story of Mary Toft who, in 1726, had members of King George's court and others convinced she had given birth to rabbits, and whose ludicrous story gave rise to Alexander Pope's poem that begins:

Most true it is, I dare to say / E'er since the days of Eve.
The weakest woman sometimes may / The wisest man deceive.

Note: Not all footnotes are available in the ebook edition.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781070659350
  • Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 388
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1070659355
  • Publisher Date: 17 Nov 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 566 gr


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