{"product_id":"9781786788986","title":"Mavericks: Life stories and lessons of history's most extraordinary misfits","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDraper, Jenny\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDuncan Baird Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her first book, popular TikTok historian J Draper uses her characteristic wit and intellect to introduce us to extraordinary figures marginalized by history, and the lessons we can learn from them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and engaging TikTok historian J.D. Draper digs out unusual stories of individuals that have shaped the world, and discovers the lessons their unique experiences can teach us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreaking away from history as told through the lens of kings, queens and nobles, this book instead lifts the lid on 24 fascinating stories of little-known underdogs, mavericks, trailblazers and oddballs. Through these stories you will meet characters such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Chevalier d'Eon\u003c\/b\u003e – a fencing master, spy and diplomat who came out as a woman in 18th-century London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eEllen and William Craft\u003c\/b\u003e – a married couple who made a daring escape from slavery in the American south \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter the Wild Boy\u003c\/b\u003e – a child found living in the woods in Germany who was taken to the royal court in England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCaroline Herschel\u003c\/b\u003e – the first British woman to be paid for scientific work, and a discoverer of comets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilliam Buckland\u003c\/b\u003e – the man who wrote the first account of a dinosaur – yet who also ate the heart of a French king\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEleanor Rykener –\u003c\/b\u003e a gender-bending sex worker from medieval England who spilled juicy gossip about her clients in the clergy Juliana Popjoy - a society beauty who lived in a tree for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Robeson\u003c\/b\u003e – athlete, singer, actor, polyglot, activist... and handsome to boot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Rebecca Rioters\u003c\/b\u003e – a roving crowd of Welshmen who destroyed tollbooths dressed in skirts and bonnets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poignant and often hilarious true stories show us that the world as we know it was built by a wider array of historical figures than we experienced in our schoolbooks.","brand":"Duncan Baird Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45554643140863,"sku":"9781786788986","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781786788986_s600x595.jpg?v=1776703065","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781786788986","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}