Gale Eaton
Author
Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters, Gale Eaton weaves tales of the disasters that happen when civilization and nature collide. Volcanoes, fires, floods, and pandemics have devastated humanity for thousands of years, and human improvements such as molasses holding tanks, insecticides, and deepwater oil rigs have created new, unforeseen hazards—yet civilization has advanced not just in spite of these disasters but in part because of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and smoke machines to make us see what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused terrible massacres. A...