History decoded : the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time

Author

Brad Meltzer

Call Number

• 364.1 M5288 (OSH)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Workman Publishing Company, [2013]

Physical Description

vii, 152 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 22 cm

Summary

A book inspired by the History Network show explores unexplained mysteries, including what the government is hiding in Area 51, and what happened to the Confederacy's nineteen million dollars in gold and silver at the end of the Civil War.

Notes

"Includes 30 removable facsimile documents"--Cover.

Contents

• John Wilkes Booth : was Lincoln's assassin apprehended?
• Confederate gold : stolen treasure or hidden wealth of a new Confederacy?
• The Georgiai Guidestones : America's Stonehenge
• DB Cooper : American outlaw
• The White House : where is the cornerstone of democracy?
• The spear of destiny : history's most sacred relic
• The real Da Vinci code : did Leonardo predict an apocalypse?
• Is there any gold in Fort Knox?
• UFOs : inside Roswell and Area 51
• The Kennedy assassination : the truth is out there.