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Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
Maybe someday
25
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Readers
32/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Cody Cassidy
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Date:
May 5, 2020
Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeology to uncover the geniuses behind these and other world-changing innovations.
What The Reviewers Say
Cassidy cherry-picks significant discoveries, from the first beer to the first joke, and brings to life the nameless discoverers, their world and their vital contribution to history.
... intriguing.
Cassidy embarks on a wide-ranging, far-flung journey of curiosity that easily engages the reader. Chapters are brimming with history that may surprise readers as well as compel them to further investigate..
What is interesting in the research has more to do with the why and how than the individual involved. Throughout these chapters, the subjects of which may strike readers as random, whoever did it remains a matter of speculation, but the significance of the legacy that followed is a story worth telling. The Sources and Further Reading section will prove helpful for readers seeking deeper dives into the various subjects.
