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That's Not in My American History Book: A Compilation of Little-Known Events and Forgotten Heroes
Contributor(s): Ayres, Thomas (Author), Riggenbach, Jeff (Read by)
ISBN: 1470892332     ISBN-13: 9781470892333
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 973
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.40 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
That's Not in My American History Book collects an illuminating treasury of stories edited out of your textbooks. It explains why the Fourth of July isn't really our Independence Day. It dispels the myth of Paul Revere's ride. It reveals nineteenth-century political mudslinging that labeled Andrew Jackson a murderer and his wife an adulteress. It even unveils the only vice president ever to compose a number-one pop hit. For generations, history classes reduced the American story into a dry litany of dates, names, and places. Now, Thomas Ayres fills in the gaps, supplying the messy details, reclaiming the overlooked heroes, and correcting the facts you thought you knew. With insight, irreverence, and wit, That's Not in My American History Book uncovers our unknown past.

Contributor Bio(s): Ayres, Thomas: -

Thomas Ayres is an award-winning writer and veteran investigative reporter with a passion for history. He has written numerous feature and historical articles for the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News, and Civil War Times' quarterly publication Columbiad. He has received awards for writing and reporting from the Associated Press, United Press International, and the Southwest Journalism Forum. Now retired, he lives and writes in his hometown of Jonesboro, Louisiana.

Riggenbach, Jeff: -

Jeff Riggenbach has narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.