{"product_id":"9781616734374","title":"History's Greatest Lies: The Startling Truths Behind World Events Our History Books Got Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe  true stories behind historical events give readers a fascinating new  look at our past. The revelations shock and amaze by exposing veiled  motivations and convenient inaccuracies in well-documented actions by  established leaders that often have a continuing effect on the world. Each of the fifteen chapters  points out a myth that is held as a common truth in history and  summarizes what we think we know. Then the author shreds the tale to  academic ribbons using the latest findings on each subject. Each true  story sets the record straight, reveals timeless  ulterior motives, introduces important personalities who successfully  (and suspiciously) avoided responsibility in common history texts, and  notes underlining issues that have continued relevance in the modern age. For instance, did Nero really fiddle as Rome  burned? Did Paul Revere actually alert the militia that the British  were coming? Did the Catholic Church imprison Galileo because his  teachings conflicted with the Bible? Weir takes on all these myths and  tells the reader what really happened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quarto Publishing Group USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134338547952,"sku":"9781616734374","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616734374_p0.jpg?v=1769904714","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616734374","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}