How They Croaked : The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
Bragg, G. (2011). How they croaked: The awful ends of the awfully famous. NY: Walker.
Media Type: Hardcover book
This book contains 184 pages.
Awards: Quick Picks of 2012
Summary:
From royalty, scientist, leaders, writers, and even presidents are people who have different talents or skills and one day must meet their maker. Just like normal people die, famous and even historical people die. It is understandable how people like Christopher Columbus passed away from something that could have been cured with antibiotics. Bragg's organization of information takes the reader on a journey while explaining the events that led up to their death. Bragg's detailed explanation found at the end of the chapter aids the reader in understanding some of the procedures performed on the corpse.
Response:
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book. Each chapter describes how a famous person in history died. Also, at the end of each chapter there were fun facts relating to the person or how they died. These facts were really interesting and sometimes funny to read. When I started reading this book I assumed it would be gory and not interesting but it was actually not too gory and I had fun reading it. Plus I learned a lot about important figures in history that I did not know about.
Connection to Textbook:
Chapter 3- Nonfiction can be broken down into subgenres such as informational, biographical, narrative nonfiction and expository nonfiction. This book is a very unique collection of short biographies.
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