The greatest stories never told : 100 tales from history to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy /
Title appears on item as: History Channel presents The greatest stories never told
by Rick Beyer.
- 1st ed.
- New York : HarperResource, c2003.
- x, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm.
Based on the television program: Timelab 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-208).
A collection of historical facts includes the Pilgrims' decision to land in Plymouth because they ran out of beer, the invention of the stethoscope by a modest French doctor, and the development of the first fax machine in 1863