{"product_id":"it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-paperback","title":"It Seemed Like a Good Idea... - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Forstchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the annals of history, the best of intentions--and sometimes the worst--have set in motion events with a vastly different outcome than originally intended. In this entertaining, fact-filled chronicle, William Forstchen and Bill Fawcett explore the watersheds of history that began as the best of ideas and ended as the worst of fiascoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Holy War--The Medieval Crusades for religious liberation become centuries of slaughter and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSibling Rivalry--Leif Erikson spares his sister's life and delays the discovery of the New World for five hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig Guns--Emperor Constantine XI refuses to buy a new supercannon that would let him dominate his enemies, so its creator sells the cannon to the Turks, who then crush Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith casual wit and subtle insight, \u003cem\u003eIt Seemed Like a Good Idea\u003c\/em\u003e...tucks tongue in cheek and rides out the fiascoes of history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the annals of history, the best of intentions -- and sometimes the worst -- have set in motion events with a vastly different outcome than originally intended. In this entertaining, fact-filled chronicle, William Forstchen and Bill Fawcett explore the watersheds of history that began as the best of ideas and ended as the worst of fiascoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA HOLY WAR -- The Medieval Crusades for religious liberation become centuries of slaughter and destruction.\u003cbr\u003e-- SIBLING RIVALRY -- Lief Erikson spares his sister's life and delays the discovery of the New World for five hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBIG GUNS -- Emperor Constantine XI refused to buy a new supercannon that would have let him dominate his enemies, so its creator sold the cannon to the Turks, who then crushed Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith casual wit and subtle insight, It Seemed Like a Good Idea...tucks tongue in cheek and rides out the fiascoes of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.07 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134108733575,"sku":"9780380807710","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/28ad30cc50d1e594870569bab98bc734.webp?v=1732639236","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}