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History. Nonfiction. HTML: That's Not in My American History Book collects an illuminating treasury of stories edited out of your textbooks. It explains why the Fourth of July isn't really our Independence Day. It dispels the myth of Paul Revere's ride. It reveals nineteenth-century political mudslinging that labeled Andrew Jackson a murderer and his wife an adulteress. It even unveils the only vice president ever to compose a number-one pop hit. For generations, history classes reduced the American story into a dry litany of dates, names, and places. Now, Thomas Ayres fills in the gaps, supplying the messy details, reclaiming the overlooked heroes, and correcting the facts you thought you knew. With insight, irreverence, and wit, That's Not in My American History Book uncovers our unknown past..… (more)
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I must confess that in the main I agree with his exposés, except (you did see the
At any rate, this is a fun book. I'd recommend it to any age reader, though K-6th graders might benefit from having it read to them. There are some politically conservative relatives to whom I'd like to send it! Did you know the so-called Boston Tea Party was the result of England LOWERING the price of tea?
Blackstone Audio did a really poor job editing this production. Until the last 10% of the book! the title of the next chapter was completely run-on with the previous sentence. Riggenbach himself was a good narrator.