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Hideous history: Trials & trickery : all the grim, gruesome, and gory parts of history's dark side / Sandra Lawrence.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Hideous historyPublisher: New York, NY : little bee books, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781499800814 (hardback)
  • 1499800819 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Hideous history: Trials and trickery
  • Trials & trickery
  • Trials and trickery
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The Betrayal of Jesse James -- Joan of Arc -- Charles I of England -- Celebrity Executioners -- Witches -- Julius Caesar and Marcus Junius Brutus -- The Gunpowder Plot -- La Malinche -- Turncoats and Spies -- Trials, Torture, and Execution -- Torture -- Execution Methods -- Shah Jahan -- John Wilkes Booth -- The Spanish Inquisition -- American Gangsters -- Glossary.
Scope and content: "All the grim, gruesome and gory bits of history they never teach you in school! From the betrayal and murder of Julius Caesar by Marcus Brutus to the gunpowder plot to overthrow the English government of Guy Fawkes to the outlandish trials of witches, this book is packed with men, women, and historical events that involve unfair trials and unspeakable treachery. Others included are: La Malinche, the Spanish Inquisition, the trial and execution of Charles I, the betrayal of Jesse James by Robert Ford, and trial and execution methods, among others. Kids will love the scrapbook style and all the illustrations and charts!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 909 L423 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111008182749
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 909 L423 Checked out 07/01/2024 33111008443604
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

All the grim, gruesome and gory bits of history they never teach you in school!

From the betrayal and murder of Julius Caesar by Marcus Brutus to the gunpowder plot to overthrow the English government of Guy Fawkes to the outlandish trials of witches, this book is packed with men, women, and historical events that involve unfair trials and unspeakable treachery. Others included are: La Malinche, the Spanish Inquisition, the trial and execution of Charles I, the betrayal of Jesse James by Robert Ford, and trial and execution methods, among others. Kids will love the scrapbook style and all the illustrations and charts!

"All the grim, gruesome and gory bits of history they never teach you in school! From the betrayal and murder of Julius Caesar by Marcus Brutus to the gunpowder plot to overthrow the English government of Guy Fawkes to the outlandish trials of witches, this book is packed with men, women, and historical events that involve unfair trials and unspeakable treachery. Others included are: La Malinche, the Spanish Inquisition, the trial and execution of Charles I, the betrayal of Jesse James by Robert Ford, and trial and execution methods, among others. Kids will love the scrapbook style and all the illustrations and charts!"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10-14.

Includes index.

The Betrayal of Jesse James -- Joan of Arc -- Charles I of England -- Celebrity Executioners -- Witches -- Julius Caesar and Marcus Junius Brutus -- The Gunpowder Plot -- La Malinche -- Turncoats and Spies -- Trials, Torture, and Execution -- Torture -- Execution Methods -- Shah Jahan -- John Wilkes Booth -- The Spanish Inquisition -- American Gangsters -- Glossary.

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