Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History by Cassidy, Cody
Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History by Cassidy, Cody

Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History

Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented...
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Author: Cody Cassidy
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Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History by Cassidy, Cody

Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History

$38.50
Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History by Cassidy, Cody

Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History

$38.50
Author: Cody Cassidy
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented soap? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeology to uncover the geniuses behind these and other world-changing innovations.

Who invented the wheel? Who told the first joke? Who drank the first beer? Who was the murderer in the first murder mystery, who was the first surgeon, who sparked the first fire--and most critically, who was the first to brave the slimy, pale oyster?

In this book, writer Cody Cassidy digs deep into the latest research to uncover the untold stories of some of these incredible innovators (or participants in lucky accidents). With a sharp sense of humor and boundless enthusiasm for the wonders of our ancient ancestors, Who Ate the First Oyster? profiles the perpetrators of the greatest firsts and catastrophes of prehistory, using the lives of individuals to provide a glimpse into ancient cultures, show how and why these critical developments occurred, and educate us on a period of time that until recently we've known almost nothing about.

Author: Cody Cassidy
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 05/05/2020
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780143132752


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/09/2020
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020

About the Author
Cody Cassidy is the co-author of the popular science book And Then You're Dead, which was translated into more than ten languages, and a former bookstore clerk in Buenos Aires. While writing Who Ate the First Oyster? he attempted to shave with chipped obsidian like the inventor of the world's first razor, retraced the final steps of an ancient murder victim through the Pyrenees and the Alps, brewed beer by spoiling gruel, and fired a replica of an ancient bow and arrow, among other experiments. He lives in San Francisco.
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