Forget what you were taught in seventh grade amp;ndash; this riveting book takes listeners down American history's back alleys and side streets.
From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores 500 years of American history, revealing a compelling tale for each day in the calendar year.
Drawing from Carl M. Cannon's popular RealClearPolitics' "Morning Note", On This Date is focused on fascinating amp;ndash; and sometimes unknown amp;ndash; stories behind specific dates in US history: what inspired Abraham Lincoln to grow his famous beard, what Dwight Eisenhower really thought about playing football against the great Jim Thorpe, the legal grounds for the first American divorce, who wrote "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" amp;ndash; and who profited from it.
Colorful yet authoritative, On This Date debunks some popular myths and celebrates America's forgotten heroes.
A Hachette Audio production.
Forget what you were taught in seventh grade amp;ndash; this riveting book takes listeners down American history's back alleys and side streets.
From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores 500 years of American history, revealing a compelling tale for each day in the calendar year.
Drawing from Carl M. Cannon's popular RealClearPolitics' "Morning Note", On This Date is focused on fascinating amp;ndash; and sometimes unknown amp;ndash; stories behind specific dates in US history: what inspired Abraham Lincoln to grow his famous beard, what Dwight Eisenhower really thought about playing football against the great Jim Thorpe, the legal grounds for the first American divorce, who wrote "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" amp;ndash; and who profited from it.
Colorful yet authoritative, On This Date debunks some popular myths and celebrates America's forgotten heroes.
A Hachette Audio production.
On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940173490476 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Hachette Audio |
| Publication date: | 06/02/2020 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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