Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index
Contents:
Marco Polo: staying alive (1254-1324) Queen Isabella of Spain: omg (1451-1504) King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs (1466-1520) Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water Anne Boleyn: fatal attractions (1501-1536) Isaac Newton: the law's in town (1642-1727) Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy (1741-1801) Susan B. Anthony: she had a dream (1820-1906) George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill (1839-1876) Thomas Alva Edison: shocking inventor (1847-1931) Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed (1853-1890) J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward (1862-1937) Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over (1887-1951) Amelia M. Earhart: winging it (1897-1937)
