Don't Know Much About History [30th Anniversary Edition] - Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned

Zusatztext “A book that not only fills in gaps in historical knowledge, but is genuinely entertaining. . . . Wonderful!” Informationen zum Autor Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising ; America's Hidden History ; and Don't Know Much About ® History , which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About ® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered . He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.  ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kenneth C Davis, Kenneth C. Davis
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780063067196
• ISBN: 978-0-06-306719-6
• Seiten: 752
• Abmessung: 136 mm x 205 mm x 45 mm
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, HISTORY: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY: Historiography