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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... peaceful future have been darkened by the unforgiving reality of history and events in our own time. In many places that saw a burst of democracy in the post-Soviet world, authoritarian governments have flourished, many led by a ...
... peaceful future have been darkened by the unforgiving reality of history and events in our own time. In many places that saw a burst of democracy in the post-Soviet world, authoritarian governments have flourished, many led by a ...
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... peace with the Indians. This “execution” was actually an initiation ceremony in which Smith was received by the Indians. One of those larger-than-life characters with mythic stature, Captain John Smith was an English adventurer whose ...
... peace with the Indians. This “execution” was actually an initiation ceremony in which Smith was received by the Indians. One of those larger-than-life characters with mythic stature, Captain John Smith was an English adventurer whose ...
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... peace with the Indians. In 1615, Rolfe took the Indian princess and their son to London, where she was a sensation, even earning a royal audience. She also encountered John Smith, who had let her think that he was dead. Renamed Lady ...
... peace with the Indians. In 1615, Rolfe took the Indian princess and their son to London, where she was a sensation, even earning a royal audience. She also encountered John Smith, who had let her think that he was dead. Renamed Lady ...
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... peace, both of the Church and Commonwealth. After which Mr. Williams sat down in a place called Providence ... and was followed by many of the members of the Church of Salem, who did zealously adhere to him, and who cried out of the ...
... peace, both of the Church and Commonwealth. After which Mr. Williams sat down in a place called Providence ... and was followed by many of the members of the Church of Salem, who did zealously adhere to him, and who cried out of the ...
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... peace for nearly forty years thanks to their old allies, Massasoit's Wampanoag—saviors of the Pilgrims—and the Narragansett led by Canonicus (who had sheltered Roger Williams after he was banished from Boston). When these two chiefs ...
... peace for nearly forty years thanks to their old allies, Massasoit's Wampanoag—saviors of the Pilgrims—and the Narragansett led by Canonicus (who had sheltered Roger Williams after he was banished from Boston). When these two chiefs ...
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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