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From Columbus's voyage to the Clinton administration, author Kenneth C. Davis carries the reader on a rollicking ride through 600 years of Americana. With wit, candor and fascinating facts, he explodes long-held myths and misconceptions -- revealing the very human side of history that the textbooks neglect.

Kenneth C. Davis is the author of the Don't Know Much About series. He frequently appears on national television and radio, and is a contributing editor at USA Weekend. He lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife and two children

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

Brave New World

1

(31)

Say You Want a Revolution

32

(48)

Growth of a Nation: From the Creation of the Constitution to Manifest Destiny

80

(55)

Apocalypse Then: To Civil War and Reconstruction

135

(55)

When Monopoly Wasn't a Game: The Growing Empire from Wild West to World War I

190

(60)

Boom to Bust to Big Boom: From the Jazz Age and the Great Depression to Hiroshima

250

(69)

Commies, Containment, and Cold War: America in the Fifties

319

(29)

The Torch Is Passed: From Camelot to Hollywood on the Potomac

348

(75)

Appendix One Is the Electoral College a Party School? A Presidential Election Primer

423

(5)

Appendix Two U. S. Presidents and Their Administrations

428

(7)

Selected Readings

435

(20)

Index

455

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Don't Know Much About History

Don't Know Much About History

0380712520

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