Books like They Went That-A-Way: How the Famous, the Infamous, and the Great Died

I chose the book because I was interested in the history on important people in History and how they lived in order to get to where they were and what lead to their demise. What also made the book catch my eye was that it was short stories and I have a short attention span sometimes so I knew it was perfect. The history behind it was the real selling point to me because I love history and I felt as though it would be interesting to learn a little bit more about many people.Alexander The Great- (356 B.C.-323 B.C.) In the begging I read a story about Alexander the Great. Julius Caesar was upset when you found out about how Alexander the Great died at age 33. Caesar was upset because he had an accomplished anything yet by this age. When Alexander the Great was 20 he inherited the Throne of Macedonia. Soon after he set off with 35,000 troops and over the next 11 years he would March over 11,000 miles and he never lost the battle. Alexander the Great was loved by his troops and he would join them on the front lines. He would always have a good example by avoiding rich foods and heavy drinking. This only lasted for a while because the power went to his head, and after finding out about plot against his life he declared himself the son of Zeus. After this you began drinking heavily which would ultimately lead to his demise. Alexander the Great and his army were about to set out on their next campaign but three days before they were supposed to leave Alexander the Great was involved in a drinking contest. It is said that he drank 6 quarts of wine. The next day he was violently ill and it didn't help that he had caught a cold from the weather. He continued to issue orders from his bed. Within a couple of days ever the great conqueror was dead. Bruce Lee- (November 27, 1940-July 20, 1973) The king of Kung-Fu made his successful start in small Kung Fu flicks in Hong Kong and was later working with Warner Brothers for one of its most successful films. Lee lived a life in which he filmed the many movies and many TV series when all of a sudden on July 20th 1973 he died. The official report states that he was in his Hong Kong apartment with Betty Ting Pei discussing a script when he complained of a headache and went to lie down. She gave him a few prescription painkillers help with a headache period a few hours later she was unable to wake him and he later died in the hospital that night do to a cerebral edema. It is said it was caused by an allergic reaction from the painkiller and a drug he was using for his back injury. What makes his case weird is that there's many conspiracies about how Bruce Lee could have died with such a healthy lifestyle with a rigorous fitness program and diet that mainly consisted of raw beef, eggs and an occasional glass of beef blood. one of the most prominent conspiracy theories is that the Chinese martial art lords were angry that he was giving away some ancient fighting techniques and secrets in his movies. Athough is unknown how he died for certain It really had a big impact. His funeral in Hong Kong drew 30,000 people and that's only a small percentage of the people he impacted in his life.Vincent Van Gogh-(March 30, 1853-July 29, 1890) Unlike many artists it only took 10 years for Vincent Van Gogh to make an impact on the art world. The Dutch painter created more than 1,600 pieces between 1880 and 1890 and was able to do this despite mental and health problems. he suffered severe depression and hallucinations and after a fight with another artist Paul Gauguin it drove him to cut off his ear. Van Gogh suffering epilepsy in schizophrenia and turned himself into an asylum where he painted many pieces like Starry Night. one day man go fell as though he could not stand the hallucinations anymore and try to commit suicide by shooting himself in the chest. This didn't kill him and you lay on his bed bleeding smoking a pipe until he developed a high fever and later died. What was good about the book was that it was many short stories and I felt as though it had enough content about everybody to fully understand their life and their journey and not go overboard with the information. The book was able to use language that was easy to understand and communicate their point. They were able to put many many interesting stories in the book and filled it with the information that made everybit of it interesting.My only complaint about the book is that the book contains some stories about people who I have never heard of and I will never hear of again. I feel like some people were thrown in the book to take up space because a lot of them don’t have that interesting lives and don’t have a unusually death. I feel like if there was a more modern version of this book it would be better because it would relate to more people.