Who, the What, and the When 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks of History
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Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Nein
Erscheinungsdatum
14.10.2014
Verlag
Chronicle Books LLCSeitenzahl
176 (Printausgabe)
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31065 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781452137230
Stories and portraits of sixty-five unsung heroes behind some of history's greatest achievements in the arts, politics, science, and technology.
Explore the secret stories of the individuals behind some of the most legendary figures in the arts, politics, science, and technology in this fascinating compendium of historical fact and biographical trivia. Learn about Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a year's worth of wages to help her write
To Kill a Mockingbird. Meet Thomas A. Watson, the assistant who built the telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented. And read about Sam Shaw, the man whose iconic photographs helped make Marilyn Monroe the enduring legend she is today. Each individual's incredible story is told by a noted historian and illustrated in a sumptuous portrait by one of today's hottest artists. History has never been so captivating or looked so good.
Featuring Artwork By:
Wendy MacNaughton
Samantha Hahn
Laura Callahan
Thomas Doyle
And Text by:
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro
Mark Binelli
Manuel Gonzales
Josh Viertel
and many more...
"Sixty-five illustrators and as many writers collaborated for these surprising, fun bios of history's secret sidekicks, including Mrs. Warhola, who inspired her son Andy's fascination with groceries." -
mental_floss magazine
"A charmingly illustrated compendium of history's most fascinating-and largely unknown-sidekicks." -Entertainment Weekly
Explore the secret stories of the individuals behind some of the most legendary figures in the arts, politics, science, and technology in this fascinating compendium of historical fact and biographical trivia. Learn about Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a year's worth of wages to help her write
To Kill a Mockingbird. Meet Thomas A. Watson, the assistant who built the telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented. And read about Sam Shaw, the man whose iconic photographs helped make Marilyn Monroe the enduring legend she is today. Each individual's incredible story is told by a noted historian and illustrated in a sumptuous portrait by one of today's hottest artists. History has never been so captivating or looked so good.
Featuring Artwork By:
Wendy MacNaughton
Samantha Hahn
Laura Callahan
Thomas Doyle
And Text by:
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro
Mark Binelli
Manuel Gonzales
Josh Viertel
and many more...
"Sixty-five illustrators and as many writers collaborated for these surprising, fun bios of history's secret sidekicks, including Mrs. Warhola, who inspired her son Andy's fascination with groceries." -
mental_floss magazine
"A charmingly illustrated compendium of history's most fascinating-and largely unknown-sidekicks." -Entertainment Weekly
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