America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis
	List Price:   $26.95 Unit Price:   $21.56 You Save:   $5.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0061118184 ISBN-13:   9780061118180 Publisher:   HarperCollins; Collins Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   May 2008 Pages:   272 Format:   Hardcover
Awards
2006  Nestl? Children's Book Prize  Nominee/Honoree  2007  American Library Association Notable Books for Children  Winner!  2007  Kate Greenaway Medal  Winner!  2007  Quill Awards  Nominee/Honoree  2006  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year  Winner!
Subjects
UNITED STATES_HISTORY
Description/Notes
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. The author of the 'New York Times' bestseller 'Don't Know Much About History' presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that has shaped the nation's destiny and character.