num_pages: 368
description: Kenneth C. Davis author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History 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 America's Hidden History details these episodes among others:The story of the first real Pilgrims in America who were wine-making French Huguenots not dour English SeparatistsThe coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native AmericansThe long bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feastThe little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime signed a confession and started a war!Full of color intrigue and human interest America's Hidden History is an iconoclastic look at America's past connecting some of the dots between history and today's headlines proving why Davis is truly America's Teacher.
language: English
title: America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
publisher: HarperLuxe