Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time

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Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time (2000) (edit title/settings)

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Who built Stonehenge? Why did the pharaohs build the pyramids? Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower? Could the Titanic have been saved? Did Hitler murder his niece? PRAISE FOR UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF HISTORY "Like a sleuth, Aron pieces... read more

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On an August day in 1856, in the Neandertal Valley in northwestern Germany, a workman in a limestone quarry uncovered the bones of what he thought was a cave bear.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Were the Neandertals Our Ancestors?
2. Who Built Stonehenge?
3. Why Did the Pharoahs Build the Pyramids?
4. Who Was Theseus?
5. Was There Really a Trojan War?
6. Did Jesus Die on the Cross?
7. What Were the Nazca Lines?
8. Who Was King Arthur?
9. Why Did the Mayan Civilization Collapse?
10. Who Built the Statues on Easter Island?
11. What Was Joan of Arc's "Sign"?
12. Who Invented Printing?
13. Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower?
14. Did Columbus Intend to Discover America?
15. Did Martin Guerre Return?
16. Did Mary, Queen of Scots, Murder Her Husband?
17. Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?
18. Was Captain Kidd a Pirate?
19. Was Mozart Poisoned?
20. Why Did Freud Abandon His Seduction Theory?
21. Could the Titanic Have Been Saved?
22. Did Any of the Romanovs Survive?
23. Did Hitler Murder His Niece?
24. Why Did Hess Fly to Scotland?
25. Was Gorbachev Part of the August Coup?

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Paul Aron (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Wiley
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Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0471351903
Page Count: 240

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Dewey: 902

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Books › Reference › Fun Facts › Curiosities & Wonders
Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Controversial Knowledge
Books › History › Historical Study › Reference
Books › History › World

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