anecdotes

Reveals the historical secrets of the City of Light from the French Revolution to the present, including how Marie Antoinette was unable to flee the city because she lacked a reliable map.

The author presents a collection of eleven stories told to his daughter about life and living in Kenya, Africa and recalls the landscape, animals, and people of the region.

A collection of essays in which twenty American historians describe dramatic events in American history that changed their lives and American society.

Traces the history of the urban rat, based on the author's observations primarily in a Manhattan alley, introduces some of the people who deal with rats on a daily basis, including exterminators, sanitation workers, and others, and shares rat-related anecdotes.

A collection of speeches, memos, and other archival material that reveal how the American government would have handled historic moments that almost happened, but didn't.

Introduces a variety of ghosts that allegedly haunt the state of New York, covering individuals who died between the pre-Revolutionary period and today, and featuring addresses for touring some of the locations where some believe these ghosts reside.

A collection of essays which explore some of the most tragic disasters in American history, including information on the sinking of the Titanic, the Challenger explosion, the Chicago fire, and the Exxon Valdez disaster.

Describes treasures that have been lost in each of the fifty states and in various locations in Canada.

Presents a collection of stories relating to the Civil War and the Reconstruction years.

Bob Dotson shares his favorite stories of citizens making a difference around the country.