{"product_id":"9781473624993-fascinating-footnotes-from-history","title":"Fascinating Footnotes From History","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFascinating historical footnotes from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNathaniel's Nutmeg\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive . an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin robbed a bank? That Charlie Chaplin's corpse was filched and held to ransom? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiles Milton is a master of historical narrative: in his characteristically engaging prose, \u003ci\u003eFascinating Footnotes From History\u003c\/i\u003e details one hundred of the quirkiest historical nuggets; eye-stretching stories that read like fiction but are one hundred per cent fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is Hiroo Onoda, the lone Japanese soldier still fighting the Second World War in 1974; Agatha Christie, who mysteriously disappeared for eleven days in 1926; and Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e who lived to tell the tale when it was engulfed in flames in 1937. \u003ci\u003eFascinating Footnotes From History\u003c\/i\u003e also answers who ate the last dodo, who \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003ekilled Rasputin and why Sergeant Stubby had four legs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeopled with a gallery of spies, rogues, cannibals, adventurers and slaves, and spanning twenty centuries and six continents, Giles Milton's impeccably researched footnotes shed light on some of the most infamous stories and most flamboyant and colourful characters (and animals) from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451491070326,"sku":"9781473624993","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27052417.jpg?v=1760462737","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473624993-fascinating-footnotes-from-history","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}