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American history revised: 200 startling facts that never made it into the textbooks

By Morris , Jr , Seymour

Book information

Publisher
Crown;Archetype;Broadway Books
Year
2010
ISBN
9780307587619, 0307587614, 9780813211237, 0813211239
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (7951873 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
(xvii, 411 pages) : illustrations, maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
HISTORY--United States--State & Local--General;Tri

Description

Collects lesser-known historical miscellany from 1776 to the present, revealing how lower-profile individuals and events played unexpectedly influential roles.;History through the skylight -- A razor's edge : it almost never happened -- Forgotten by history -- The past was different then -- American self-identity and ideals -- A war-like nation, not a militarist one -- In pursuit of riches -- Running for president -- Simple mathematics, my dear Watson -- Not what you think -- Lightning strikes twice : it happened again.

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