The Rest Is History: From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan-Hist

ISBN: 1541704517

Author: Podcasts Ltd, Goalhanger

Condition: new

This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banterThe Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcasts charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanitys essential, and essentially weird, moments, including:- Did the Trojan War actually happen?- What was the most disastrous party in history?- Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius?- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchills cover?- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past-from modern to ancient and every time in between-is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past.