The Mental Floss History of the United States The (Almost) Complete and (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America |
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| Author:
| Sass, Erik
Pearson, Will
Hattikudur, Mangesh |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-192823-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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Smarter than your old history teacher, funnier than the Founding Fathers and more American than Betty Crocker cradling an apple pie
Do you still think of Honest Abe as a heroic defender of liberty That the late '60s were a groovy time of peace and love That the United States has always been dependent on foreign oil Well, you shouldn't! In this delightful tour through America's knotty past, mental-floss offers something new: a refreshingly honest history that's guaranteed to...
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Smarter than your old history teacher, funnier than the Founding Fathers and more American than Betty Crocker cradling an apple pie
Do you still think of Honest Abe as a heroic defender of liberty That the late '60s were a groovy time of peace and love That the United States has always been dependent on foreign oil Well, you shouldn't! In this delightful tour through America's knotty past, mental-floss offers something new: a refreshingly honest history that's guaranteed to set things straight.
Peppered with trivia, charts, timelines, and, yes, plenty of history, The mental-floss History of the United States includes the juiciest tales of political intrigue, serial killers, mobsters, Puritans, rum, witches, potato chips, and more. Here at last is the true American Dream: an insightful, accurate, and wholly entertaining history that's 100 percent made in the U. S. of A.