Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha
More Marvelous Tales of Historical Artifacts| By: | Harvey Rachlin |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Print ISBN: | 9780805056839 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781939430090 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2000 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Once again historian Harvey Rachlin uncovers odd and stirring stories behind some of the most fascinating objects in the world. "Jumbo's Hide," Publisher's Weekly writes, "is entertaining and enlightening … a pageant of human aspiration, achievement, obsession, and belief." Artifacts explored include: The truce flag that ended World War I, The Maltese Falcon, John Adam's pigtail and Jesse James' Stickpin and Galileo's middle finger.