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How they choked, failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

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How they choked, failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How they choked

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

Sub title

failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous

Summary

Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart

Table Of Contents

Marco Polo: staying alive (1254-1324) -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg (1451-1504) -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs (1466-1520) -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: fatal attractions (1501-1536) -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town (1642-1727) -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy (1741-1801) -- Susan B. Anthony: she had a dream (1820-1906) -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill (1839-1876) -- Thomas Alva Edison: shocking inventor (1847-1931) -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed (1853-1890) -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward (1862-1937) -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over (1887-1951) -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it (1897-1937)

Target audience

juvenile

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