Explorers of the Nile: the Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
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Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of...
The Reason I Run: How Two Men Transformed Tragedy into the Greatest Race of Their Lives
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How do people come together when tragedy tries to tear them apart? When 39-time marathon runner...
The King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Peter Lewis and Asfa-Wossen Asserate
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Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. A descendant...
The Great Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two's Unknown Tragedy
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September...
Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
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The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958. Brazil vs the fearsome USSR. In the opening three minutes - 'the...
Driven Toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
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The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of...
Plundering Appalachia: The Tragedy of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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The Appalachian mountain range is the oldest in the world and it's disappearing one mountain top at...
A Tragedy of Errors: The Story of Grace Murray the Woman Whom John Wesley Loved and Lost
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The story of John Wesley's affair with Grace Murray and how Charles Wesley prevented their marriage...