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America's Hidden History LP: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a...
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by Kenneth C. Davis
Sales Rank: 126066
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List Price: $26.95
$17.79
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on 6-18-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
Published by: HarperLuxe; Lrg edition June 3, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0061562882
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0061562884
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 13.6 ounces
Joy Hakim, author of A History of US
"Youll learn lots in this engaging book of true, and often important, stories from U.S. history. These arent the tales youll find in most textbooks."
Richard M. Cohen, author of Strong at the Broken Places Richard M. Cohen, author of Strong at the Broken Places Richard M. Cohen, author of Strong at the Broken Places
"Once again Ken Davis proves that what you dont know can be shocking. Do yourself a favor. Read this book."
Reader Reviews
This review is from: America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation (Hardcover)
Having read several of the author's previous "Don't Know Much About..." books, I looked forward to his newest product with anticipation. Alas, this book does not meet a high standard. It's a strange book, because it focuses only on a small part of America's history (1565-1789) and it does so by telling six stories, none of them interrelated. The result is a book that is disjointed and lacks any kind of structure. The stories offer some nice tidbits of historical research, but fail to make a compelling point. The chapter on Benedict Arnold, for instance, fails to address the fascinating question, Why did he do what he did? Sure, he was disappointed and possibly enraged at not getting the recognition he felt he deserved, and he had an awful pro-British wife, but one wishes to know more... Similarly, the final chapter, on Shays Rebellion, was a wake-up call that forced the Founding Fathers to really work on creating the right kind of Constitution and republic form of government, but how close a call was it? Was our new country (actually a collection of squabbling states) in serious danger of collapsing entirely? The author suggests this was the case, but doesn't support it vigorously. The reader is left hanging, wondering: What's the point? Generally speaking, good history writing needs to be either extremely thorough, or fast-paced. This book, unfortunately, falls in the deadly middle and is boring.
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