<P>Throughout the annals of history, the best of intentions—and sometimes the worst—have set in motion events with a vastly different outcome than originally intended. In this entertaining, fact-filled chronicle, William Forstchen and Bill Fawcett explore the watersheds of history that began as the best of ideas and ended as the worst of fiascoes.</P> <P>A Holy War—The Medieval Crusades for religious liberation become centuries of slaughter and destruction.</P> <P>Sibling Rivalry—Leif Erikson spares his sister's life and delays the discovery of the New World for five hundred years.</P> <P>Big Guns—Emperor Constantine XI refuses to buy a new supercannon that would let him dominate his enemies, so its creator sells the cannon to the Turks, who then crush Constantinople.</P> <P>With casual wit and subtle insight, <I>It Seemed Like a Good Idea</I>...tucks tongue in cheek and rides out the fiascoes of history. </P>