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How they choked : failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous / Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. by Bragg, Georgia. Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury, c2014. Call #: 920 B813ho Subjects History -- Errors, inventions, etc. -- Juvenile literature.   Celebrities -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.   Decision making -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780802734884 (hardcover) 080273488X (hardcover) 9780802734891 (pbk.) 0802734898 (pbk.) Description:  vi, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index. Contents:  Marco Polo: staying alive (1254-1324) -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg (1451-1504) -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs (1466-1520) -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: fatal attractions (1501-1536) -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town (1642-1727) -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy (1741-1801) -- Susan B. Anthony: she had a dream (1820-1906) -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill (1839-1876) -- Thomas Alva Edison: shocking inventor (1847-1931) -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed (1853-1890) -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward (1862-1937) -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over (1887-1951) -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it (1897-1937). Summary:  Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart. Other authors:  O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920 B813ho Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920 B813ho Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 920 B813ho Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920 B813ho Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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