Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles to most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications, and specializes in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has traveled extensively in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. He has written several books of nonfiction, including the bestselling Nathaniel's Nutmeg, and has been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. He is the author of the novel Edward Trencom's Nose.
"If you get a kick out of odd historical trivia like that, you'll
devour "When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain," the
first installment in Giles Milton's new "History's Unknown
Chapters" series. Packed with 50 stories your social studies
teacher probably skipped, the book sports a wandering eye and witty
voice that make for diverting winter reading."--The Washington Post
"A list of insurance claims taken out on pets drowned with the
Titanic. A legend detailing the various forms of Chinese castrati.
A detailed description--by the oh-so-fittingly named Sir Hamon
L'Estrange--of a dodo a mere quarter century before the bird's
extinction. These moments are the winking epigraphs of grinning
Death, gleaned from Giles Milton's history of the bizarre, the
obfuscated and the macabre. And what a history it is!"--Paste
Magazine "50 brief but detailed stories, from the hilarious to the
absurd."--The Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Fans of history, trivia, and Miilton's previous works will delight
in this collection of lesser-known historical stories."--Library
Journal (starred review) "Stranger than fiction? Possibly, but life
always seems to create more bizarre people and unforeseen
happenings than most writers will ever imagine."--CounterPunch
"[An] easily digestible mix of humor, trivia, and solid
research....Dozens of seemingly too-good-to-be-true tales...There
are plenty of fabulously dramatic adventures here...Milton's
entertaining collection is sure to leave readers waiting for the
next volume in the series."--Publishers Weekly "Milton has
assembled an easily digestible compendium of historical oddities
about the famous and infamous."--Kirkus Reviews
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