- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (Aug 2 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0471442577
- ISBN-13: 978-0471442578
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.6 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 349 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #473,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Billed as a "tantalizing follow-up" to Aron's book on oddities and conundrums of American history, this more widely focused work weighs conflicting views on the issues involved in answering such chapter-entitling queries as "Who Was King Arthur?" or "Did Jesus Die on the Cross?" or "Was Gorbachev Part of the August Coup?" In most cases, the answer Aron arrives at is a suitable "nobody knows for sure," but the brief summaries of the issues and the brisk examinations of competing claims and theories about them afford readers more information and insight about some delicious historical riddles. In "Did Martin Guerre Return?" Aron reviews sixteenth-century records to assess a cornucopia of deception, adultery, and mistaken identity. In "Did Hitler Murder His Niece?" the oft-alluded-to kink in Hitler's libido is given a name, unidinism (it involves urine--enough said?). Wonderful for light, occasional reading, Aron's latest offering proves again that history can be fun and as strange, at least, as fiction. Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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 together the possible answers . . . It's an engaging way to learn more about history and the new evidence that sheds light on long-standing theories." --Daily Press
"Aron has produced a fascinating and judicious description of historical mysteries from the Neanderthals to Gorbachev. His entertaining account of historical controversies will leave every reader the wiser about the past." --Jack F. Matlock Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
"With unerring good sense and in well-paced prose, Paul Aron solves as best he can the major who-done-its, did-it-happens, and did-it-have-to-happens of world history. Unsolved Mysteries of History should keep readers engaged well into the night."-- Adam Potkay, author, A Passion for Happiness
* 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 together the possible answers . . . It's an engaging way to learn more about history and the new evidence that sheds light on long-standing theories." --Daily Press
"Aron has produced a fascinating and judicious description of historical mysteries from the Neanderthals to Gorbachev. His entertaining account of historical controversies will leave every reader the wiser about the past." --Jack F. Matlock Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
"With unerring good sense and in well-paced prose, Paul Aron solves as best he can the major who-done-its, did-it-happens, and did-it-have-to-happens of world history. Unsolved Mysteries of History should keep readers engaged well into the night."-- Adam Potkay, author, A Passion for Happiness
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Lack of care killed this book for me,
By Miriya Tsukino (My own small space) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Journey Through Historys Most Intriguing, Bizarre, and Baffling Events (Hardcover)
The book as a whole-seen it done before, nothing to write home about.My real issue with this book was how he "solved" the "mystery" of Richard III and the Princes. *Especially* since he singled out Richard in the introduction of the book. Like about 90% of all authors who discuss Richard and either don't bother to do research or don't give about whether they're accurate or not, he uses the bones found in the Tower as proof positive that Richard had the boys murdered. If the author had bothered to do *real* research or even cared to look into the subject some more, he would have noticed the last forensic tests conducted on the bones were in the *1930s*, when the science of forensics was *nowhere* near what it is today. Those tests couldn't say with any certainty what *age* the bones are, what *year* they came from or even what *sex* the bones are. Those bones are also not the first ones found at the Tower. (it was in use for centuries before Richard's time) So, tell me again how those bones indicate Richard's guilt, for when all we know, they could be female. He backs up the bones, if I remember correctly, with the dubious authority of Sir Thomas More's "History of Richard the III", which is riddled with obvious errors. (like saying Edward VI was 53 when he died, when he was just days short of his 41st birthday) These errors have pretty much destroyed the work's reputation among serious historians, some who now believe the work was a huge parody or a disguised attack on Henry VII. This lack of care pretty much killed the book for me-I threw it down in disgust after that chapter. It also makes me wonder just how much research he did into the other "mysteries" he covered.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unsolved Mysteries of History by Paul Aron,
By tom ufa (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Journey Through Historys Most Intriguing, Bizarre, and Baffling Events (Hardcover)
What a fun way to learn history!As in his earlier book on American history, Aron presents both sides of subjects that have puzzled historians for centuries. The chapters are concise, informative and clear. Especially interesting are the bibliographies which are also fun and show how historians have struggled to solve these mysteries.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great read,
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This review is from: Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Journey Through Historys Most Intriguing, Bizarre, and Baffling Events (Hardcover)
I really enjoyed this book. Each chapter reads like a mini-mystery. Fun plus I learned a lot...would recommend it without hesitation. Bravo!
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