Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary

Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary

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This text describes the people who lived in Georgian times, from lords and ladies with personal hygiene problems to the poor. Find out about: horrible highway men; raging revolutions; plundering pirates; guys who wore wigs and makeup; and schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers.

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Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Gorgeous Georgians' tells you all about the people who lived in these riotous times - from lords and ladies with a personal hygiene problem to the starving and pitiful poor. Want to know if you'd make a good body-snatcher? What the Georgians did with squashed fish eyes? Who wore false eyebrows made from mouse skin? Read on for incredible information on horrible highwaymen, raging revolutions and plundering pirates. Find out about the gorgeous guys who wore wigs, lipstick and blusher, disgusting dentists who used peasants for spare parts, and schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers. History has never been so horrible!
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ISBN 13 9780590197724
ISBN 10 059019772X
Title Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians
Author Terry Deary
Series Horrible Histories
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Scholastic
Year published 2002-06-01
Number of pages 127
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