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A revealing look at history's most important also-rans, bit-players, and might-have-beens. We know about the great men whose actions changed the course of world history, but what about the men whose actions affected those men? This is their book. Offbeat but engaging, The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Lincoln reveals the stories of 45 of history's most significant but little-known game-changers.

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Graeme deftly mixes those deserving of recognition with those who are overrated, painting a picture of past events that is at once more fascinating, more human, and a bit less familiar. The details are rich, the stories compelling, and the characters larger than life. It's when you start digging into the real minutiae that history comes alive, and Graeme's book delivers in spades, adding vividness and personality to strange and influential moments in time. --Sacramento Book Review

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Graeme Donald has written and broadcasted on the origins of words, nursery rhymes, superstitions, and popular misconceptions for many years. He has also appeared on numerous radio and television shows. He lives in the U.K.

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