Bragg, G. (2011). How they croaked: The awful ends of the awfully famous. NY: Walker.
Summary
This non fiction book gives an account of how nineteen famous people throughout history died. With interesting facts on death, making mummies, autopsies, illness, etc...It is full of strange, but true facts that will engross the reader.
Analysis
How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg easily proves its accuracy, which is important for a nonfiction book. Each person discussed in this book is given a chapter/section where their biographical facts are lists and then how they died. It includes strange/gory facts about what people did with the bodies, how they were autopsied, what things are named after the deceased, etc…This book includes sixteen pages of well documented sources, books for further research, websites to visit, and a chart on how each of these people are somehow connected.
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