They Got It Wrong: They Got It Wrong: History : All the Facts That Turned Out to Be Myths (Hardcover)

from AmaliaGavea

A quick read, but not satisfactory at all. I don't know what the author was trying to do, actually. The premise looked interesting, but all the facts she claims to be myths are presented in a heavily vague manner, and without stating any proper evidence (and by that, I mean sources and quotes) th...

from vguy

Bit daft, which i suppose I should have expected. The theme interests me: that half of what we learned at school is rubbish. But this is a mixed bag. in some cases more a matter of opinion than of fact, e.g., was Rhodes a villain or an imperial hero? clearly both. Some of the "mistakes" are far-f...

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If you know the British television series, QI, then the best description of this book is QI history. The purpose of this book is to debunk all those universal facts of history; e.g. Australia was established as a penal colony, Watt invented the steam engine, Mussolini made the trains run on time....