America's Hidden History · Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation Paperback

- Authors
- Davis, Kenneth C.
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Tags
- history
- ISBN
- 9780061118197
- Date
- 2008-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.67 MB
- Lang
- en
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* is an iconoclastic look at America's past, connecting some of the dots between history and today's headlines, and proving why Davis is truly America's teacher.
Find out:
Which Pilgrims arrived in Florida fifty years before the Mayflower sailed.
What Supreme Court Justice went to prison.
What traitor is honored with a statue for his bravery.
Which fighting woman in colonial New England scalped her Indian captors.