The accidental historian
Subtitle: tales of trash and treasure
By: Monte Akers
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lubbock, TX
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780896727083
Description: "Chronicles the author's fascination with the past, exploring little-known incidents, episodes, and sidelights related to the Civil War, Custer's Last Stand, the Alamo, and the career of Bonnie and Clyde, among others. Told with humor, scholarship, self-effacement, and passion, the stories both entertain and celebrate cultural history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lakota gauntlets; title: Chasing Bonnie, Clyde, and W.D; title: Jackson and Janie; title: Old letters; title: Rebel yell; title: Recuerde el alamo libro; title: Just pretending, but seriously; title: Politics of pretending; title: Comanche, Custer, and a con man; title: Trashing marble; title: Attitudes and artifacts; title: Pretending on stage, in stages; title: Genealogy.