{"product_id":"mavericks-jenny-draper-9781786788986","title":"Mavericks: Life Stories and Lessons of History's Most Extraordinary Misfits","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn her first book, popular TikTok historian J Draper uses her characteristic wit and intellect to introduce us to extraordinary figures marginalized by history, and the lessons we can learn from them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and engaging TikTok historian J Draper digs out unusual stories of individuals that have shaped the world, and discovers the lessons their unique experiences can teach us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreaking away from history as told through the lens of kings, queens and nobles, this book instead lifts the lid on 24 fascinating stories of little-known underdogs, mavericks, trailblazers and oddballs. Through these stories you will meet characters such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Chevalier d'Eon -\u003c\/b\u003e a fencing master, spy and diplomat who came out as a woman in 18th-century London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEllen and William Craft -\u003c\/b\u003e a married couple who made a daring escape from slavery in the American south \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter the Wild Boy -\u003c\/b\u003e a child found living in the woods in Germany who was taken to the royal court in England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCaroline Herschel -\u003c\/b\u003e the first British woman to be paid for scientific work, and a discoverer of comets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilliam Buckland -\u003c\/b\u003e the man who wrote the first account of a dinosaur - yet who also ate the heart of a French king \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEleanor Rykener -\u003c\/b\u003e a gender-bending sex worker from medieval England who spilled juicy gossip about her clients in the clergy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Robeson -\u003c\/b\u003e American athlete, singer, actor, polyglot, activist... and handsome to boot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Rebecca Rioters -\u003c\/b\u003e a roving crowd of Welshmen who destroyed tollbooths dressed in skirts and bonnets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poignant and often hilarious true stories show us that the world as we know it was built by a wider array of historical figures than we experienced in our schoolbooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Draper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786788985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786788986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Jenny Draper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45981060956415,"sku":"9781786788986","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15d1f484-051d-4576-8521-b34733542222.jpg?v=1722417621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mavericks-jenny-draper-9781786788986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}