Little Known

Author : Hadara Carol
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663232075
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fascinating Little-Known Facts from Around the World written by Hadara Carol and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's In Store For You? The book deals with unusual contributions, inventions and customs that came to us from many different cultures and peoples throughout the ages. For example, what is the story behind giving someone the “middle finger flip,” or where did the custom of wearing a cap and gown for graduation came to us from? Additionally, why did we adopt the seven-day week as well as the sixty second in a minute and sixty minutes in an hour? Or what is the story behind the “red carpet” treatment when celebrities or important officials come to visit? In this book you will learn abut the origin of these practices from the ancient Sumerians all the way to the present. They are not what you think!!!

Author : Alton Pryor
Publisher : Stagecoach Pub
ISBN 13 : 0966005317
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Known Tales in California History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 1997 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has 41 different chapters on California's gold rush and development history. Read about The Lost Spanish Galleon, Pegleg Smith's Lost Gold Mine, Joaquin Murrieta, and railroad titans.

Author : Mariner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The mariner's chronicle; or Interesting narratives of shipwrecks written by Mariner and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Pinkerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “A” General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, in All Parts of the World written by John Pinkerton and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Pinkerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.6Y/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels written by John Pinkerton and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Mudie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Naturalist, Or, Sketches of the More Interesting Productions of Britain and the Surrounding Sea written by Robert Mudie and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. O.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketches of Ireland: Descriptive of Interesting and Hitherto Unnoticed Districts in the North and South written by C. O. and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Wesley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M. written by John Wesley and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Timothy Flint
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Western Monthly Review written by Timothy Flint and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: