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Unsolved Mysteries of American History: An Eye-Opening Journey Through 500 Years of Discoveries, Disappearances, and Baffling Events - Hardcover
Provides insights into some of the mystifying historical events that took place in America
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"A lively tour through our past and an ingenious primer in the art of historical detection." Robert A. Gross, author of The Minutemen and Their World
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Did Leif Ericsson beat Columbus to America? What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Did Pocahontas really save John Smith? Did Davy Crockett die at the Alamo? What really happened to Amelia Earhart, and was she a spy? Who killed JFK?
Unsolved Mysteries of American History re–creates the most mystifying events of our past, following some of our greatest historians as they search for the elusive answers. Spanning more than five centuries from Leif Ericsson and Columbus through Watergate and Iran–Contra Aron makes sense of all the latest discoveries and speculations. Here is everything you could ever want from a detective story: dramatic twists and turns, intellectual challenges, frustrating dead–ends, murderous mayhem, and thrilling espionage.
"Stimulating and pleasurable, fair and objective . . . recommended for both the history buff and the fan of true–life mysteries." Kirkus Reviews
"Everyone loves a mystery and a history mystery best of all. Aron has assembled an impressive array of ′whodunits.′" Ivor Noel Hume, former director, Department of Archaeology, Colonial Williamsburg author of The Virginia Adventure
"A welcome gateway for historical exploration." Booklist
"Aron performs something of a minor miracle: He zeroes in on the very core of historical mysteries and provides new insights for reconsidering mystifying events." Allan W. Eckert, author of Sorrow in Our Heart
PAUL ARON is an award–winning reporter for the Virginia Gazette. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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- PublisherG K Hall & Co
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0783885172
- ISBN 13 9780783885179
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages357
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