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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... began a run of thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times paperback bestseller list, proving to me that Americans don't hate history—they just hate the dull version they got back in high school. In 2002, the book was revised ...
... began a run of thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times paperback bestseller list, proving to me that Americans don't hate history—they just hate the dull version they got back in high school. In 2002, the book was revised ...
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... began to glow in the darkness. In many places, thousands of people have taken to the streets to give new voice to democratic dreams. Millions of people have joined a movement— largely led by a Swedish teenager—to call for vigorous ...
... began to glow in the darkness. In many places, thousands of people have taken to the streets to give new voice to democratic dreams. Millions of people have joined a movement— largely led by a Swedish teenager—to call for vigorous ...
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... began the first wave of Islamic revolutions that have altered recent history. Another example closer to home is COINTELPRO, a largely forgotten FBI program of illegal wiretaps, dirty tricks, and smears of individuals first aimed at ...
... began the first wave of Islamic revolutions that have altered recent history. Another example closer to home is COINTELPRO, a largely forgotten FBI program of illegal wiretaps, dirty tricks, and smears of individuals first aimed at ...
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... began heading south toward warmer climates, slaughtering the mammoth as they went. Eventually, as the glaciers melted, the oceans rose and covered this land bridge, creating the presentday Bering Strait, separating Alaska from Russia ...
... began heading south toward warmer climates, slaughtering the mammoth as they went. Eventually, as the glaciers melted, the oceans rose and covered this land bridge, creating the presentday Bering Strait, separating Alaska from Russia ...
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... began to negotiate a division of the spoils of the New World. They eventually agreed on a line of demarcation that enabled Portugal to claim Brazil— which is why Brazilians speak Portuguese and the rest of South and Central America and ...
... began to negotiate a division of the spoils of the New World. They eventually agreed on a line of demarcation that enabled Portugal to claim Brazil— which is why Brazilians speak Portuguese and the rest of South and Central America and ...
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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