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Bad days in history : a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year Cover Image Book Book

Bad days in history : a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year / Michael Farquhar ; illustrations by Giulia Ghigini.

Farquhar, Michael (author.).

Summary:

"The author presents 365 tales of historically bad days, like the world-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a 30 billion-dollar windfall, and truly bizarre moments like the great Molasses Flood of 1919." -- provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781426212680
  • ISBN: 1426212682
  • ISBN: 9781426218071
  • Physical Description: 479 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2015]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-472) and index.

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Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Hood River County Library District.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library YA 909 FAR 2015 (Text) 33892100459685 Young Adult Non-Fiction Checked out 05/06/2025
Parkdale Library YA 909 FAR 2015 (Text) 33892100459644 Young Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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