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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... slavery and Jim Crow. My sunny optimism, shared by many at the time, was born of a belief that the United States, despite its grievous flaws and errors, was still what Abraham Lincoln famously called, “the last, best hope on earth ...
... slavery and Jim Crow. My sunny optimism, shared by many at the time, was born of a belief that the United States, despite its grievous flaws and errors, was still what Abraham Lincoln famously called, “the last, best hope on earth ...
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... Slavery also got the glossy makeover—it was merely the misguided practice of the rebellious folks down South until the “progressives” of the North showed them the light. American Indians were portrayed in textbooks in the same way they ...
... Slavery also got the glossy makeover—it was merely the misguided practice of the rebellious folks down South until the “progressives” of the North showed them the light. American Indians were portrayed in textbooks in the same way they ...
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... had fathered children by a slave, Sally Hemings. The widely reported story that DNA tests had confirmed this as a fact didn't look past the headlines. The DNA testing showed that any of several of the Jefferson males might.
... had fathered children by a slave, Sally Hemings. The widely reported story that DNA tests had confirmed this as a fact didn't look past the headlines. The DNA testing showed that any of several of the Jefferson males might.
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... slaves is fascinating—and deserves honest but accurate exploration. Also from the arena of audience questions I have found enormous interest in issues pertaining to religion, gun control, and a number of other hot-button controversies ...
... slaves is fascinating—and deserves honest but accurate exploration. Also from the arena of audience questions I have found enormous interest in issues pertaining to religion, gun control, and a number of other hot-button controversies ...
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... slave trade? Who were the Pilgrims, and what did they want? What was the Mayflower Compact? Did the Pilgrims really land at Plymouth Rock? Highlights in the Development of New England Who started New York? Did the Indians really sell ...
... slave trade? Who were the Pilgrims, and what did they want? What was the Mayflower Compact? Did the Pilgrims really land at Plymouth Rock? Highlights in the Development of New England Who started New York? Did the Indians really sell ...
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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