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Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History
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by Richard Shenkman
Sales Rank: 88817
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List Price: $13.00
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Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
Published by: Harper Paperbacks June 19, 1992
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0060972610
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0060972615
Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 5.6 ounces
From Publishers Weekly
This entertaining look at the myths Americans live by debunks everything from the sanctity of the Founding Fathers to the notion that concern for defendants' rights is a recent development. Shenkman, coauthor of One Night Stands with American History , begins with our presidents and disabuses readers of the idea that poor boys can grow up to occupy the White House (there have been few). He goes on to a multitude of subjects, including sex, war, the frontier, education, art, pointing out along the way that prostitution flourished in the Victorian era, that the defenders of the Alamo did not all perish in the battle and that in the antebellum South not all whites backed slavery. The book is occasionally eye-opening and always fun.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
New York Times Book Review
"Facts go only skin-deep, but they can prickle memorably, which is why books like this, disabusing us of our cherished bunk, are useful and fun."
Reader Reviews
This looked like a fascinating premise - debunk all the things we think we know. Unfortunately, the book did not live up to it's promise for me. The author tried to cover so much ground that nothing could be properly explored or explained. Just a lot of random factoids strung together. I'm normally a fan of the factoid books, but I guess I just had mismatched expectations. I expected more from this book. I was also vaguely troubled at a number of points during the book. The author used a lot of weasel words (might, could, may, etc.) when trying to convince us that the conventional understanding of a particular point is wrong. If you know better, say so. If it's a matter still in dispute, that's a little too academic for me to care about. At other points, I found myself challenging his assumptions and sources. The one good thing I can say about this book is that for popular entertainment it was exceptionally well footnoted. (Not that I have the resources to look up all those books, but it was reassuring to think that I could.) I doubt I'll be picking up any of his other books.
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