Don't Know Much About® History [30th Anniversary Edition]: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned

by Kenneth C. Davis

Overview

A New York Times bestseller  ·  More than 1.7 Million Copies Sold!

“Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine

From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this 30th anniversary edition of the classic anti-textbook—which includes a new preface by Davis—he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063091580
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Series:	Don't Know Much About Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	752
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

Editorial Reviews

“Quirky, sardonic, accurate, rudimentary, and often amusing…. A breezy question-and-answer approach that is far removed from the massive textbooks all of us once lugged around.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“If you’ve always wondered exactly what Boss Tweed bossed and what Tammany Hall was, Davis is your man.” - Washington Post Book World
“Unquestionably a handy reference book. It’s just the thing when your pesky school-age kids try to show you up at homework time.” - Dallas News
“Fun, engrossing, and significant…. History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent--and memorable.” - San Francisco Chronicle
Praise for the fully updated and revised edition of Don’t Know Much About History “Davis covers U.S. history with a balanced and contemporary voice, shedding light on many legends, myths, and inaccuracies (e.g., Pocahontas did not save Capt. John Smith’s life; the first President of the United States was John Hanson of Maryland, elected President under the Articles of Confederation). The book makes for fun reading for history buffs.” - Library Journal
“here is considerable merit in this book.... It is replete with interesting tidbits of information that can enrich one’s general historical knowledge and stoke interest in further reading.” - Booklist
— Critical praise for the book that has sold more than 1.3 million copies: “A book that not only fills in gaps in historical knowledge, but is genuinely entertaining…wonderful!” - Orlando Sentinel
“Davis writes with humor, he can turn a fine phrase…. If history were usually taught this way, we wouldn’t have to worry about the closing of the American mind.” - Booklist

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