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America's Hidden History LP: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation | 
enlarge | Author: Kenneth C. Davis Publisher: HarperLuxe Category: Book
List Price: $26.95 Buy New: $16.62 You Save: $10.33 (38%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 19 reviews Sales Rank: 336780
Format: Large Print Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 384 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061562882 Dewey Decimal Number: 973.3 EAN: 9780061562884 ASIN: 0061562882
Publication Date: June 1, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: BRAND NEW
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Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, America's Hidden History details these episodes, among others: - The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists
- The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native Americans
- The long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast
- The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!
Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America's Hidden History is an iconoclastic look at America's past, connecting some of the dots between history and today's headlines, proving why Davis is truly America's Teacher.
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Amazing July 23, 2008 If you're into history, this book will open your eyes to what the time was like during early America. Very enlightning and interesting.
America's Hidden History July 10, 2008 The book was a very good read & our book club members really enjoyed learning about America's unknown hidden history.
Disappointing July 8, 2008 This book is very detailed, and not in a good way. You lose the thread of the story for all of the tiny bits and pieces. It's also very bloody, disturbingly so. I got through the first third and couldn't finish it.
Absolutely Fabulous June 30, 2008 As a non-Amercan and having to teach American History to a group of international students, I found this book just what I needed to get them all interested. I learnt a lot and thouroughly enjoyed the read.
History's Hidden Secrets are not hidden anymore June 27, 2008 If you enjoy watching out-takes, and behind the scenes incidences of movies and television programs, this is definitely the book for you. Interestingly, the book portrays how many of our history making moments occurred if only by chance, and not without the many challenges that at times could have resulted in an unfavorable outcome. America's Hidden History as the name implies packed with little known facts that elucidate how certain events gradually served to make our country what it is today, is not only an engrossing narrative but also, a pictographic account of our nation's infancy.
Most historical accounts portray an epitome of perfection, every action carefully choreographed to reach the desired results. Not so says Kenneth C. Davis. Not only, do the readers discover the actual accuracy about the event, Mr. Davis also offers a provocative depiction of the idiosyncrasies behind the person responsible for that particular event.
A delightful read, not only was it informative, but a distinctly singular way to look at America's history, and the people behind it. George Washington, Paul Revere and Benedict Arnold emerged not just as historical figures, but also as human beings whose passion, patriotism and greed came to play an important role in the place they earned in history.
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