As Napoleon himself once said, “History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” Written down in historical documents, copied and widely repeated, it doesn't take long for a version of the truth to become accepted as fact. But many of these accounts are false—why do they gain traction so quickly?  Far from concerning the obscure and insignificant parts of our history, these fundamental inaccuracies and downright lies color the depiction of many of those pivotal characters and events we learned about at school. Cleopatra, Marco Polo, Captain Cook, Joan of Arc; most of us could reel off a fact or two about each. But as this intriguing book reveals, a closer examination of these core parts of our social and political history shows that often all was not as it seemed, and that the agendas of those responsible for recording these events had a huge impact on what was reported and what was covered up.Published at $14.95 our price $12.95. Imported from Britain.

FAKE HISTORY: From Mozart’s Murder to Cleopatra’s Asp By Graeme Donald. 256 Pages. 5x8 Paperback. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index.