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Title: America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
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| America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Collins A fine work of fiction. | I'm sure anyone reading this review is a history lover like I am, only AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY by Kenneth Davis isn't really a history book. In reality, this should be categorized as historical fiction.
Let me start by saying, the writing is very good and flows nicely if you are interested in a diversion from the usual fare of history books. You know, ones that are accurate. This is sort of a cross between Howard Zinn revisionism of history and Dee Brown omission or history.
If you're into a distorted dissertation about the evils of European man against the ideallic, pastoral lifestyle that pervaded North America and how evil conservatism in general is with regards to mankind, then this book is right up your alley. | | America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Collins Hidden no more | Did you know that before he took up arms against the British and became our first President, George Washington, a young English officer ordered his Virginia militiamen to sneak attack a group of French diplomats during a time when both countries were at peace thus committing a war crime? The cowardly incident resulted in the start of the French and Indian War, but didn't quite make it into my high school history book.
To give away any more surprising stories for this review would surely do a disservice to the author and the reader. But take my word for it, this book is packed with many more interesting historic tales!
Kenneth C. Davis, best-selling Don't Know Much About History and other books in his Don't Know Much... series, does a wonderful job of bringing to light all of the quirky, informative, but always amusing tales of the stoic, and yes, sometimes flawed, figured that shaped our nation's fate.
| | America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Collins A MUST HAVE for serious American history buffs... | I am an avid student of history, especially that which does not traditionally make it into the text books. Having enjoyed books like:
Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed (Shadow History of the United States)
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)
...I was thrilled to see that Mr. Davis's newest work AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY was available...so I picked it up and read it cover to cover in one sitting!
This book is as informative as it is entertaining, and the insights on our founding father alone makes it well worth the price.
Once again, my highest recommendation for this collection of unique Americana. | | America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Collins Product Description | Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, America's Hidden History details these episodes, among others: - The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists
- The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native Americans
- The long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast
- The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!
Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America's Hidden History is an iconoclastic look at America's past, connecting some of the dots between history and today's headlines, proving why Davis is truly America's Teacher. |
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