What They Didn&#039;t Teach You in American History Class

Mike Henry

doi:10.5771/9781475815481

Summary

For the average person, most of the American history that he or she knows comes from facts taught to them in school to prepare them for their state mandated tests. That's not the fault of their teachers who were just carrying out the directives of their employers. But it's also a fact that a great deal of that content that they were teaching is dry and boring. However, as in every aspect of life, there is always another story behind each major event. The story of America is interesting and exciting, but it's those lesser known parts of our history that make it special.

Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated history as a student, maybe you'll find some of these tales entertaining. For those of you who are history buffs, hopefully you'll come across a few things that are new to you.

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Copyright year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-1547-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-1548-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 278
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Chapter 1 Let’s Try This Again—They Were Looking for Chinaand Japan but Ended Up in America? No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter 2 Remember, One If by Land, Two If by Sea? No,This Is Not a Math Question! No access Pages 11 - 36
Chapter 3 George Washington . . . Some Say That It Was Because of His Teeth, but If You Had His Problems, You Wouldn’tBe Smiling Either No access Pages 37 - 46
Chapter 4 If the British Set Fire to the White House, Why Didn’t the Smoke Detectors Go Off? No access Pages 47 - 60
Chapter 5 Americans Won Their Freedom on Battles Fought in the East. So When It Was Over, They Moved West. Sure,That Makes Sense. No access Pages 61 - 76
Chapter 6 The Civil War: America’s Real Family Feud No access Pages 77 - 96
Chapter 7 Following the War, America Lived Happily Ever Afterfor the Next Few Years No access Pages 97 - 116
Chapter 8 The Inventors: If You Build It, Someone Will ProbablyShow Up No access Pages 117 - 130
Chapter 9 If It Was the Twentieth Century, Then Why Was It in the 1900s? No access Pages 131 - 156
Chapter 10 You Mean John Wayne Didn’t Win the War for Our Side? No access Pages 157 - 168
Chapter 11 Hey Grandpa . . . Were You a Hippie? No access Pages 169 - 194
Chapter 12 The 1980s and 1990s, or, as We Call It, The DaysWhen Machines Took Over the Country No access Pages 195 - 202
Chapter 13 Y2K . . . Was That Like the First Cell Phone? No access Pages 203 - 224
Chapter 14 Internal Briefings: The Presidency No access Pages 225 - 252
Chapter 15 One More Time! As History Repeats No access Pages 253 - 258
Chapter 16 Unfinished Business No access Pages 259 - 264
Bibliography No access Pages 265 - 276
About the Author No access Pages 277 - 278