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The Resource America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation, Kenneth C. Davis

America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation, Kenneth C. Davis

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An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, these narratives bring to light little-known but fascinating, myth-busting facts. Read 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 take pigs on his voyage, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans; the long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians, running 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, this book connects some of the dots between history and today's headlines--From publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 272 pages
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Isabella's pigs
  • Hannah's escape
  • Washington's confession
  • Warren's toga
  • Arnold's boot
  • Lafayette's sword
Isbn
9780061118180
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America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation
Title
America's hidden history
Title remainder
untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation
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Kenneth C. Davis
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, these narratives bring to light little-known but fascinating, myth-busting facts. Read 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 take pigs on his voyage, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans; the long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians, running 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, this book connects some of the dots between history and today's headlines--From publisher description
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Davis, Kenneth C
Dewey number
973.2
Index
index present
LC call number
E188
LC item number
.D4 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • American Revolution (1775-1783)
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Historiography
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
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America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation, Kenneth C. Davis
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Isabella's pigs -- Hannah's escape -- Washington's confession -- Warren's toga -- Arnold's boot -- Lafayette's sword
Control code
ocn226065042
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 272 pages
Isbn
9780061118180
Lccn
2008541218
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o226065042
  • (OCoLC)226065042
Label
America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation, Kenneth C. Davis
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Isabella's pigs -- Hannah's escape -- Washington's confession -- Warren's toga -- Arnold's boot -- Lafayette's sword
Control code
ocn226065042
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 272 pages
Isbn
9780061118180
Lccn
2008541218
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o226065042
  • (OCoLC)226065042

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