The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries: Ancient Ruins, Vanished Worlds, and Lost Cultures - True Stories of Humanity's
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A 640-page hardcover collection of over 300 short articles on historical puzzles, grouped into 13 themed chapters. It covers vanished explorers, lost cities, plagues, impossible artifacts and unsolved crimes, from the Voynich Manuscript to the Dancing Plague of 1518. The format suits readers who want to dip in and out rather than follow one argument. Against single-subject history books, it trades depth for breadth: each entry is a brief account, so readers wanting a full investigation of one mystery will need a dedicated title.
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The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries covers curious mysteries and forgotten events that most history books leave unexplored. It has more than 300 articles about vanished explorers, enigmatic cultures, impossible artifacts, unexplained events, and lost works of art.
The book is organized into thirteen chapters by theme. Chapter titles include Criminals Who Got Away, Mysterious Cataclysms and Disasters, Plagues and Epidemics, Lost Cities and Mysterious Sites, and Ancient Kingdoms and Peoples.
Topics include the Voynich Manuscript, the Plague of Justinian, the Lost City of Thinis, the Benin Bronzes, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, and the Dancing Plague of 1518.
