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  • How They Croaked

  • The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
  • By: Georgia Bragg
  • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
  • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins

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How They Croaked

By: Georgia Bragg
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
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Publisher's Summary

Best-selling author Georgia Bragg delights young people with her quirky characters and unique subject matter. How They Croaked provides all the gory details of the awful ends of 19 awfully famous people. It details Ludwig Van Beethoven’s expansive finale, Henry VII’s explosive end, Albert Einstein’s great brain escape, and Marie Curie’s glowing demise.

©2011 Georgia Bragg (P)2011 Recorded Books,LLC

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