One-Night Stands with American History (Revised and Updated Edition): Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents
Autor Richard Shenkman, Kurt Reigeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 aug 2003
This collection of little-known facts and anecdotes is American history with the boring parts left out. Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger have uncovered numerous stories about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and rare incidents -- many involving the most famous and powerful people in America.
- President U. S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage.
- J. Edgar Hoover refused to allow people to walk on his shadow.
- France shipped Louisiana twenty-five prostitutes because women were in short supply in 1721.
- H. L. Hunt won his first oil well in a game of five-card stud.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060538200
ISBN-10: 0060538201
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN-10: 0060538201
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
Notă biografică
Richard Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the New York Times bestselling author of six history books, including Presidential Ambition; Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History; and Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter. The editor and founder of George Mason University's History News Network website, he can be seen regularly on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.