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In this fascinating collection of historical vignettes, Martin Sandler restores to memory forgotten, yet important, events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. Ranging from an eighth-century black slave to the worst peacetime maritime disaster ever, these tales are far from trivia; they illuminate little-known achievements, ingenuity, heroics, blunders, and tragedies that changed the course of history and still resonate today.