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Fame by Chance - An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of Fate (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R534
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Fame by Chance - An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of Fate (Paperback, New edition): Donough...

Fame by Chance - An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (or Infamous) by a Twist of Fate (Paperback, New edition)

Donough O'Brien; Volume editing by Elizabeth Cowley; Foreword by Peter Ackroyd

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All over the world there are places that became famous forever because something extraordinary happened there by chance. Beautifully illustrated and carefully researched Fame By Chance covers 380 such places with new insights and facts that are amusing, surprising and sometimes controversial. Foreword by Peter Ackroyd. All over the world there are places that became famous forever by chance - battles briefly waged, scenes of triumph and disater, sites of murder and intrigue, centres of influential creativity and noted mythical places from books and film. How and why did; Angora, Tabasco, Duffel and Fray Bentos give us products good and bad; Kohima's tennis court save India; Storyville's 269 brothels helped it to create jaz; Botany Bay never saw any British convicts; Tay Bridge was a disaster avoided by Marx and Engels; 'OK' stands for a farmhouse; Ferrari chose the 'Prancing Horse of Maranello'; Kyoto was saved from Hiroshoma's terrible fate; The British built the Great Hedge of India; With 432 pages beautifully illustrated and carefully researched Fame By Chance covers 380 such places with new insights and facts that are amusing, surprising and sometimes controversial.

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Imprint: Bene Factum Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2003
First published: October 2003
Authors: Donough O'Brien
Volume editors: Elizabeth Cowley
Foreword by: Peter Ackroyd
Dimensions: 246 x 189 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-903071-05-2
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > Place names & gazetteers
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
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LSN: 1-903071-05-4
Barcode: 9781903071052

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