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Ancient legends from thousands of years ago often find fresh audiences in new books. Test your memory of recent titles with this short quiz.
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Daniel Walker Howe, Historian of Antebellum America, Dies at 88
In a Pulitzer-winning book, he saw modern America’s origins not so much in one president’s policies as in the sweeping social and technological changes wrought in the years 1815-48.
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Daniel Walker Howe, Historian of Antebellum America, Dies at 88
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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90
His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”
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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90
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Erich von Däniken: Schweizer Autor Erich von Däniken ist tot
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Erich von Däniken: Schweizer Autor Erich von Däniken ist tot