112.Cirrus (© NHPA/Pete Atkinson)
113.Cumulus (© NHPA/John Shaw)
Stratus (© NHPA/Stephen Krasemann)
114.Map of Waterloo © John Mackenzie
117.Map of Balaclava © John Mackenzie
120.Map of Rorke’s Drift © John Mackenzie
122.Map of The Somme © John Mackenzie
123.Paul Revere’s Ride © New York Public Library
125.The Alamo © New York Public Library
127.Battle of Gettysburg (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper)
138.Rocky Mountain National Park Photo Courtesy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
139.Orville Wright, plane, and Wilbur Wright photographs courtesy Library of Congress, The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers.
204.Douglas Bader (© Popperfoto.com)
211.Mons Meg illustration reproduced by permission of Edinburgh Castle
212.World War I British field piece (© Popperfoto.com)
Soldier preparing shells (© Popperfoto.com)
213.U.S. MIAZ Abrams MBT Tank © Jane’s Information Group
The following images of trees were supplied by Nature Photographers Ltd, and come from Paul Sterry’s HarperCollins title Complete British Trees, published in 2007.
226.Red Oak tree © NHPA
227.Sugar Maple tree © NHPA
Silver birch trees (© Phil Green/Nature Photographers)
Silver birch leaves and catkins (© Paul Sterry/Nature Photographers)
228.Beech tree (© S.C. Bisserot/Nature Photographers)
Beech leaf and mast (© Paul Sterry/Nature Photographers)
Horse Chestnut tree (© Andrew Cleave/Nature Photographers)
Horse Chestnut conkers (© Hugh Clark/Nature Photographers)
Horse Chestnut leaf (© Paul Sterry/Nature Photographers)
229.Ash tree (© S.C. Bisserot/Nature Photographers)
Ash leaves and seeds (© Paul Sterry/Nature Photographers)
230.Robert the Bruce (National Library of Scotland/Bridgeman Art Library)
257.The Great Wall of China (© The Travel Library/Rex Features)
258.The CN Tower (© Paul Brown/Rex Features)
The Itaipú Dam (© AFP/Getty Images)
259.The Panama Canal (© Popperfoto.com)
260.The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (© Rex Features)
261.Space Shuttle (© Getty Images)
267.Badge designs by John Albanese
Illustrations © Richard Horne (http://homepage.mac.com/richard.horne/)
Acknowledgments:
Sea Fever by John Masefield reproduced by permission of The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of John Masefield.
For the Fallen (September 1914) by Laurence Binyon reproduced by permission of The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of Laurence Binyon.
Also by Conn Iggulden
Emperor: The Gates of Rome
Emperor: The Death of Kings
Emperor: The Field of Swords
Emperor: The Gods of War
Blackwater
Copyright
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FIRST U.S. EDITION
An edition published in the U.K. by HarperCollins Publishers in 2006.
NOTE TO PARENTS: This book contains a number of activities which may be dangerous if not done exactly as directed or which may be inappropriate for young children. All of these activities should be carried out under adult supervision only. The authors and publishers expressly disclaim liability for any injury or damages that result from engaging in the activities contained in this book.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Iggulden, Conn.
The dangerous book for boys / Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden—1st U.S. ed.
p. cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-124358-5
ISBN-10: 0-06-124358-2
1. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. 2. Amusements.
3. Recreation. 4. Boys—Miscellanea. I. Title.
AG106 .I38 2007
031.02—dc22 2006047000
Digital Edition APRIL 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-287497-9
Version 03232018
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-124358-5
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1 There is a higher radio mast in America, at 2,063 ft (629 m) tall, but it is supported by guy wires and is a lot less impressive than the CN Tower. Impact matters to get into this list.
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