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Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Explores America's hidden history in the first half of the nineteenth century, one of the most tumultuous but overlooked periods in the nation's early history.
In the dramatic period from 1800 through 1850, Davis explores: Aaron Burr's 1807 trial; an 1813 Indian uprising; a mutiny aboard the slave ship Creole; the "Dade Massacre" and the start of the second Seminole War; the bloody "Bible Riots" in Philadelphia; and the story of Jessie Benton and...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president? From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king," to the creation of the presidency, and on through rich profiles of each man who has held the office, New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis takes readers on...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Kenneth C. Davis presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation’s destiny and character. Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance.
Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789,...
Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789,...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a fascinating account of the Spanish influenza pandemic 100 years after it first swept the world in 1918.
"Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying dystopian novel-that happens to be true." -Steve Sheinkin, author of Bomb and Undefeated
With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of...
"Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying dystopian novel-that happens to be true." -Steve Sheinkin, author of Bomb and Undefeated
With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
2017 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist
Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers―who fought for liberty and justice for all―were slave owners?
Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington,...
Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers―who fought for liberty and justice for all―were slave owners?
Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Was Columbus the first European in the Americas?
What sport became more popular after the Civil War?
Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band?
As bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. In his trademark question-and-answer style — peppered with surprising facts, historic reproductions, Davis introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who...
What sport became more popular after the Civil War?
Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band?
As bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. In his trademark question-and-answer style — peppered with surprising facts, historic reproductions, Davis introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who...
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