The Mental Floss History of the United States: The (Almost) Complete and (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America

by Erik Sass, Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur

Overview

Smarter than your old history teacher, funnier than the founding fathers, and more American than apple pie, The Mental Floss History of the United States is an almost (but not entirely) comprehensive primer on American history (or at least, the good stuff). From the editors of MentalFloss.com and mental_floss magazine—with its tagline: “Feel smart again”—comes an American History text packed with hilarious (but true!) trivia written in the smart-aleck tradition of The Mental Floss History of the World, Mental Floss Presents In the Beginning, and the first mental_floss book, Condensed Knowledge. Perfect for trivia buffs, history lovers, college students, and anyone who likes to laugh and learn. United States history has never been so fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061928239
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Series:	Mental Floss
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	371,990
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Erik Sass is a journalist based in Los Angeles with branch offices around the country. When not writing for mental_floss, he reports on the media and advertising business for MediaPost.com.

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University, where they parlayed their cafeteria conversations into the first issue of mental_floss. magazine They have collaborated on more than ten books together, including Condensed Knowledge, Forbidden Knowledge, and The mental_floss History of the World.

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University, where they parlayed their cafeteria conversations into the first issue of mental_floss. magazine They have collaborated on more than ten books together, including Condensed Knowledge, Forbidden Knowledge, and The mental_floss History of the World.

Editorial Reviews

[M]anages to educate and entertain simultaneously, which is a win-win for everybody!” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“A cavalcade of delicious facts, surprising trivia and refreshingly honest, hilariously smart-alecky insight that finally sets the wayward historical record straight.” — AmericanProfile.com

“[B]reezy, bullet-pointed and well illustrated.” — Financial Times

From the Publisher

[M]anages to educate and entertain simultaneously, which is a win-win for everybody!

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

[B]reezy, bullet-pointed and well illustrated.

Financial Times

[M]anages to educate and entertain simultaneously, which is a win-win for everybody!

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

[B]reezy, bullet-pointed and well illustrated.

Financial Times

A cavalcade of delicious facts, surprising trivia and refreshingly honest, hilariously smart-alecky insight that finally sets the wayward historical record straight.

AmericanProfile.com