Great Feuds in History
Author | : Colin Evans |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2001-04-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780471380382 |
ISBN-13 | : 0471380385 |
Rating | : 4/5 (385 Downloads) |
Download or read book Great Feuds in History written by Colin Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001-04-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair.""--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The dramatic stories of ten high-stakes feuds that changed history foreverIn this spicy follow-up to the successful Great Feuds in Science and Great Feuds in Medicine, author Colin Evans offers blow-by-blow accounts of ten of the nastiest and most consequential feuds in history, from Elizabeth I's lengthy spat with royal pain Mary, Queen of Scots, to Aaron Burr's bloody battle with Alexander Hamilton, to Stalin and Trotsky's ferocious, intercontin.