Lost to time
Subtitle: unforgettable stories that history forgot
By: Martin W. Sandler.
Publisher: Sterling Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781402729584
Subjects: History -- Miscellanea
Genres: Miscellanea
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ziryab : the slave who changed society (ninth century); title: Cahokia : the forgotten Rome of the Americas (twelfth century); title: Gil Eanes : conquering the point of no return; title: Joseph Warren : architect of a revolution (1741-75); title: Outdoing Revere : history's forgotten riders; title: Elisha Kent Kane : America's greatest hero (1847-57); title: The sultana : death on the Great River; title: America's first subway : secret under Broadway; title: Peshtigo : great fire in the forest; title: Gustave Whitehead : the first to fly; title: Exercise Tiger : a rehearsal for D-day.