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The History Channel Presents
The Dead, The Doomed, and The Buried
What lies beneath?
Welcome to history's dark side, where long-buried secrets are revealed--and nothing is what it seems. You'll meet sneaky students who steal dead bodies, unlucky passengers on a sinking ship, and even a few mysterious mummies.
Packed with quizzes, photos, and bone-chilling facts, this creepy chronicle investigates the people and places whose fates were doomed to disaster. Come learn all about them, but be careful: Once you're drawn to the dark side, you may never want to leave. . .
Welcome to history's dark side, where long-buried secrets are revealed--and nothing is what it seems. You'll meet sneaky students who steal dead bodies, unlucky passengers on a sinking ship, and even a few mysterious mummies.
Packed with quizzes, photos, and bone-chilling facts, this creepy chronicle investigates the people and places whose fates were doomed to disaster. Come learn all about them, but be careful: Once you're drawn to the dark side, you may never want to leave. . .
- GenresHistory
74 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2003
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About the author
Jane B. Mason
125 books102 followers Jane B. Mason grew up in a large family in northern Minnesota. She has written books for kids of all ages under many names and on many subjects, among them ghosts, Jedi, detective duos, princesses, twins, mean girls, and slam books.
Jane has lived in the midwest and on both coasts, but appears to have settled in Oakland, California, and writes almost every day at either a friend's dining room table or a little studio in her back yard, where she has a purple loveseat, a whole lotta books, and an odd selection of trinkets she has unwittingly been collecting since she was a child.
Jane has lived in the midwest and on both coasts, but appears to have settled in Oakland, California, and writes almost every day at either a friend's dining room table or a little studio in her back yard, where she has a purple loveseat, a whole lotta books, and an odd selection of trinkets she has unwittingly been collecting since she was a child.
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November 11, 2024
A very interesting book which throws light on how our ancestors dealt with or disposed off their dead people.
July 14, 2025
Interesting facts on stories I didn't know about.
January 10, 2011
If you like stories of the strange and unusual because you, yourself, might be strange and unusual, you'll like this book.
Most of the information was not new to me, since I fall into the category mentioned above, but it's interesting nonetheless. The cliff mummies of Peru, the history of funeral customs, the Tower of London, the Titanic's sister ships, Victorian bodysnatchers--all my favorite dinnertime topics!
Sure, it's written for 10-year-olds, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
Look, there are some people in this world who eagerly anticipated the forensic analysis of Tutenkhamen's remains, and who watched every episode of "Mummy Autopsy" in one afternoon, and who squealed like a little girl upon hearing that the Burke and Hare story would be made into a movie (and by "some people," I obviously mean "me").
We are the kind of people who are going to read this book and remember the first time we saw an episode of "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and how all the weird and wonderful exhibits on that program both delighted us and nauseated us.
That's the end result of this book, too: a maniac's grin and a tiny dry heave. Perfect.
Most of the information was not new to me, since I fall into the category mentioned above, but it's interesting nonetheless. The cliff mummies of Peru, the history of funeral customs, the Tower of London, the Titanic's sister ships, Victorian bodysnatchers--all my favorite dinnertime topics!
Sure, it's written for 10-year-olds, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
Look, there are some people in this world who eagerly anticipated the forensic analysis of Tutenkhamen's remains, and who watched every episode of "Mummy Autopsy" in one afternoon, and who squealed like a little girl upon hearing that the Burke and Hare story would be made into a movie (and by "some people," I obviously mean "me").
We are the kind of people who are going to read this book and remember the first time we saw an episode of "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and how all the weird and wonderful exhibits on that program both delighted us and nauseated us.
That's the end result of this book, too: a maniac's grin and a tiny dry heave. Perfect.
March 28, 2010
This book was very interesting. I liked learning some of the history on the tower of London and the Titanic.
This book is really intresting. (If you like history)
I liked this book.I really like the stories in this book. I think all older kids (middle school) would like this book. This book is a quick read and quite intresting. (Even if it is history.) That may be becaue I love history. So if you like short true mystery stoires read this book.
This book is really intresting. (If you like history)
I liked this book.I really like the stories in this book. I think all older kids (middle school) would like this book. This book is a quick read and quite intresting. (Even if it is history.) That may be becaue I love history. So if you like short true mystery stoires read this book.
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