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Title: Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time by Paul Aron ISBN: 0-471-44257-7 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 03 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Lack of care killed this book for me
Comment: The book as a whole-seen it done before, nothing to write home about.
My real issue with this book was how he "solved" the "mystery" of Richard III and the Princes. *Especially* since he singled out Richard in the introduction of the book. Like about 90% of all authors who discuss Richard and either don't bother to do research or don't give about whether they're accurate or not, he uses the bones found in the Tower as proof positive that Richard had the boys murdered. If the author had bothered to do *real* research or even cared to look into the subject some more, he would have noticed the last forensic tests conducted on the bones were in the *1930s*, when the science of forensics was *nowhere* near what it is today. Those tests couldn't say with any certainty what *age* the bones are, what *year* they came from or even what *sex* the bones are. Those bones are also not the first ones found at the Tower. (it was in use for centuries before Richard's time)
So, tell me again how those bones indicate Richard's guilt, for when all we know, they could be female.
He backs up the bones, if I remember correctly, with the dubious authority of Sir Thomas More's "History of Richard the III", which is riddled with obvious errors. (like saying Edward VI was 53 when he died, when he was just days short of his 41st birthday) These errors have pretty much destroyed the work's reputation among serious historians, some who now believe the work was a huge parody or a disguised attack on Henry VII. This lack of care pretty much killed the book for me-I threw it down in disgust after that chapter. It also makes me wonder just how much research he did into the other "mysteries" he covered.
Rating: 5
Summary: Unsolved Mysteries of History by Paul Aron
Comment: What a fun way to learn history!
As in his earlier book on American history, Aron presents both sides of subjects that have puzzled historians for centuries. The chapters are concise, informative and clear. Especially interesting are the bibliographies which are also fun and show how historians have struggled to solve these mysteries.
Rating: 5
Summary: a great read
Comment: I really enjoyed this book. Each chapter reads like a mini-mystery. Fun plus I learned a lot...would recommend it without hesitation. Bravo!
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Title: Unsolved Mysteries of American History : An Eye-Opening Journey through 500 Years of Discoveries, Disappearances, and Baffling Events by Paul Aron ISBN: 0471283681 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 22 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: 100 Of the World's Greatest Mysteries by E. Randall Floyd ISBN: 1891799053 Publisher: Harbor House (GA) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer ISBN: 0060014016 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman ISBN: 0060972610 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century by Janet Bord, Colin Bord ISBN: 0809241137 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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