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It Really Happened #5
An anthology of biographical and fictional stories featuring popular historical and literary figures. "Monarchs of the Sea" depicts Lou Gehrig's baseball career and his achievement of hitting four home runs in a single game in Philadelphia. Additional stories include an account of astronomer Samuel P. Langley's work on telescope technology and a fictionalized adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," depicting Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and other characters from the classic tale.