WRONG-HANDED HEROES

About 10 per cent of the general population is left-handed. However, 60 per cent of American presidents have been lefties and a disproportionately high number of left-handers feature in influential moments through history. Psychology meets history in this fascinating and popular look at being left-handed and its effects on our world. The popular history series Moments in History brings together some of the most fascinating moments from the past. Short, easily digestible chapters make this series an ideal way to catch up on the history we've heard of and ought to know more about, and reveal just what made these incidents so significant, and why they have gained a permanent place in our collective consciousness.