Index, A History of theA story of ambition, obsession and alphabetical order Most of us give little thought to the back of the book it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. Here we might find Butchers, to be avoided, or Cows that sh te Fire, or even catch Calvin in his chamber with a Nonne. This is the secret world of the index an unsung but