Bad Days in History
  • Published: 18 May 2017
  • ISBN: 9781426218071
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $34.00
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Bad Days in History

A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year

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Now in paperback: Best-selling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year in this engrossing compendium of history's worst moments.

National Geographic author Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919).

Think you’re having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.
  • Published: 18 May 2017
  • ISBN: 9781426218071
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $34.00
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Praise for Bad Days in History

"The facts of this passing parade of perfidious knaves, nasty poltroons, incompetent liars and just some unlucky folk who slipped on bygone banana peels make for leisurely reading--and it's surely a story to be continued."--Kirkus Reviews

"A catalog of historical anecdotes in which the historical agents experienced very bad days indeed."--Library Journal