The Rest Is History: From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan--History's Most Curious Questions, Answered (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541704510)

This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter

The Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcast's charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanity's essential, and essentially weird, moments, including:
- Did the Trojan War actually happen?
- What was the most disastrous party in history?
- Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius?
- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill's cover?
- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?

Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past--from modern to ancient and every time in between--is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past.

Author: Goalhanger Podcasts
ISBN-10: 1541704517
ISBN-13: 9781541704510
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.33w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 01/03/2024