Most people don't know that:
Benjamin Franklin almost killed himself trying to electrocute a turkey;
the Wright brothers were not the first to fly an airplane; there was a 14th
state that the original 13 wouldn't let join the Union; and that Benedict
Arnold helped save the American Revolution. All this and more is revealed in
That's Not in My American History Book.

For generations, history classes have reduced the rich, often surprising,
facts of the American story into a dry litany of dates, names, and places.
Now, That's Not in My American History Book fills in the gaps, supplying the
messy details, reclaiming the overlooked heroes, and correcting the facts
you thought you knew.

That's Not in My American History Book collects an illuminating treasury
of stories edited out of your textbooks. It explains why the Fourth of July
isn't really our Independence Day. It dispels the myth of Paul Revere's
midnight ride. It reveals 19th century political mudslinging that labeled
Andrew Jackson a murderer and his wife a "convicted adulteress." It even
unveils the only Vice President ever to compose a #1 pop hit.

With insight, irreverence, and no small amount of wit, That's Not in
My American History Book uncovers our unknown past.

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