Don't Know Much About History [30th Anniversary Edition]: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never LearnedHarperCollins, 2020 M11 3 - 752 pages A New York Times bestseller · More than 1.7 Million Copies Sold! “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this 30th anniversary edition of the classic anti-textbook—which includes a new preface by Davis—he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history. |
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... 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY BUT NEVER LEARNED KENNETH C. DAVIS HARPER NEW YORK . LONDON .. TORONTO . SYDNEY Dedication To my children, Jenny and Colin Contents Cover Title. Front Cover.
... 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY BUT NEVER LEARNED KENNETH C. DAVIS HARPER NEW YORK . LONDON .. TORONTO . SYDNEY Dedication To my children, Jenny and Colin Contents Cover Title. Front Cover.
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... York? Did the Indians really sell Manhattan for $24? How did New Amsterdam become New York? When did the.
... York? Did the Indians really sell Manhattan for $24? How did New Amsterdam become New York? When did the.
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... York, and a settlement within the bounds of the Virginia Company's charter and authority. Instead, the ship kept a westerly route—the result of a bribe to the captain, as London gossip had it—and in November 1620, the band of pioneers ...
... York, and a settlement within the bounds of the Virginia Company's charter and authority. Instead, the ship kept a westerly route—the result of a bribe to the captain, as London gossip had it—and in November 1620, the band of pioneers ...
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... York? The Englishmen who were quickly populating the Atlantic seaboard from the Carolinas to New England had no monopoly on the New World. French and Dutch explorers had also been busy, and both nations were carving out separate ...
... York? The Englishmen who were quickly populating the Atlantic seaboard from the Carolinas to New England had no monopoly on the New World. French and Dutch explorers had also been busy, and both nations were carving out separate ...
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... York, a polyglot tradition that was to continue throughout the city's history. Must Read: The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto. How. did. New. Amsterdam. become. New. York? The Dutch got New York cheap. The English went ...
... York, a polyglot tradition that was to continue throughout the city's history. Must Read: The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto. How. did. New. Amsterdam. become. New. York? The Dutch got New York cheap. The English went ...
Contents
Jane Roe sue Wade? | |
From the Evil Empire to the Axis of Evil | |
Authors Note | |
Acknowledgments | |
Is the Electoral College a Party School? A Presidential Election Primer | |
Index | |
About the Author | |
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