{"product_id":"the-rest-is-history-from-ancient-rome-to-ronald-reagan-historys-most-curious-questions-answered-9781541704510","title":"The Rest Is History: From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan--History's Most Curious Questions, Answered","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/i\u003e podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcast's charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanity's essential, and essentially weird, moments, including: \u003cbr\u003e - Did the Trojan War actually happen? \u003cbr\u003e - What was the most disastrous party in history? \u003cbr\u003e - Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius? \u003cbr\u003e - How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill's cover? \u003cbr\u003e - Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past--from modern to ancient and every time in between--is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541704510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432","brand":"Goalhanger Podcasts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166106681525,"sku":"9781541704510","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ac15fae9-c17a-40fc-ad58-6b88af442492.jpg?v=1696920394","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rest-is-history-from-ancient-rome-to-ronald-reagan-historys-most-curious-questions-answered-9781541704510","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}