A Chicken Was There: Inventors, Explorers, and World Changers

A Chicken Was There: Inventors, Explorers, and World Changers

When the Wright Brothers took flight for the first time through the gray skies over North Carolina, a chicken was there. When Marie Curie recruited an army of women to run mobile X-ray units during the first World War, a chicken was there. When the great artist Leonardo Davinci coaxed a smile out of Mona Lisa, a chicken was there. Now, for the first time ever, the chickens who knew some of the most famous people in the history of the world, tell their stories. Part historical fiction, part humorous observation, the sharp wit and heartwarming innocence of the hens and roosters who were there give their unbiased accounts of some of the greatest inventors, explorers, and world changers who ever lived. Over the course of twenty-five short stories, these eyewitnesses will show you a side of history never before told and not easily forgotten. From the exile of Napoleon, to the travels of Marco Polo, from the assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, to the explorations of Christopher Columbus, a chicken was there.