The Leading Facts of English History
Author : David Henry Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : David Henry Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : David Henry Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Seymour Morris, Jr.
Publisher : Broadway Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 32,6 MB
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0307587614
“American History Revised is as informative as it is entertaining and humorous. Filled with irony, surprises, and long-hidden secrets, the book does more than revise American history, it reinvents it.”—James Bamford, bestselling author of The Puzzle Palace, Body of Secrets, and The Shadow Factory This spirited reexamination of American history delves into our past to expose hundreds of startling facts that never made it into the textbooks, and highlights how little-known peopleand events played surprisingly influential roles in the great American story. We tend to think of history as settled, set in stone, but American History Revised reveals a past that is filled with ironies, surprises, and misconceptions. Living abroad for twelve years gave author Seymour Morris Jr. the opportunity to view his country as an outsider and compelled him to examine American history from a fresh perspective. As Morris colorfully illustrates through the 200 historical vignettes that make up this book, much of our nation’s past is quite different—and far more remarkable—than we thought. We discover that: • In the 1950s Ford was approached by two Japanese companies begging for a joint venture. Ford declined their offers, calling them makers of “tin cars.” The two companies were Toyota and Nissan. • Eleanor Roosevelt and most women’s groups opposed the Equal Rights Amendment forbidding gender discrimination. • The two generals who ended the Civil War weren’t Grant and Lee. • The #1 bestselling American book of all time was written in one day. • The Dutch made a bad investment buying Manhattan for $24. • Two young girls aimed someday to become First Lady—and succeeded. • Three times, a private financier saved the United States from bankruptcy. Organized into ten thematic chapters, American History Revised plumbs American history’s numerous inconsistencies, twists, and turns to make it come alive again.
Author : Stacia Deutsch
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 19,42 MB
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1648764363
Interesting facts that teach kids ages 8 to 12 about American history Kids don't need long, boring textbooks to learn about history. Starting with America's earliest inhabitants in 20,000 BCE and finishing in the modern day, American History for Kids helps them explore America's past through memorable and exciting facts that they will love to share. This engaging look at American history for kids age 8-12 includes: 500 facts—This book introduces kids to many of the incredible things that have happened in America, one informative tidbit at a time. The complete timeline—Kids will learn all about important people, places, and events across thousands of years of American history. A leg up on learning—These facts provide kids with a head start on the topics they'll be covering in class, plus things they might not learn in school. Help history come alive with the incredible facts inside this top choice among American history books.
Author : William Hogeland
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN :
A historian's call to make the celebration of America's past more honest.
Author : Ralph Emerson Twitchell
Publisher :
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 1911
Category : New Mexico
ISBN :
Historians have long admired Ralph Emerson Twitchell's "The Leading Facts of New Mexican History," considered the first major history of the state. Put succinctly by former State Historian Robert J. Torrez, Twitchell's work (of which this is one of the first two volumes Sunstone Press is reprinting in its Southwest Heritage Series) has "become the standard by which all subsequent books on New Mexico history are measured." As Twitchell wrote in the preface of his first volume, his goal in writing "The Leading Facts" was to respond to the "pressing need" for a history of New Mexico with a commitment to "accuracy of statement, simplicity of style, and impartiality of treatment." Ralph Emerson Twitchell was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on November 29, 1859. Arriving in New Mexico when he was twenty-three, he immediately became involved in political and civic activities. In 1885 he helped organize a new territorial militia in Santa Fe and saw active duty in western New Mexico. Later appointed judge advocate of the Territorial Militia, he attained the rank of colonel, a title he was proud to use for the rest of his life. By 1893 he was elected the mayor of Santa Fe and, thereafter, district attorney of Santa Fe County. Twitchell probably promoted New Mexico as much as any single New Mexican of his generation. An avid supporter of New Mexico statehood, he argued the territory's case for elevated political status, celebrated its final victory in 1912, and even designed New Mexico's first state flag in 1915. Just as Twitchell's first edition in 1911 helped celebrate New Mexico's entry into statehood in 1912, the newest edition of the text and illustrations, including the "Subscriber's Edition" page of Number 1,156 of 1,500, serves as a tribute to the state's centennial celebration of 2012. In the apt words of an editorial in the "Santa Fe New Mexican" at the time of Twitchell's death in 1925: "As press agent for the best things of New Mexico, her traditions, history, beauty, glamour, scenery, archaeology, and material resources, he was indefatigable and efficient.""
Author : David Henry Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 1894
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : D. H. Montgomery
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 28,69 MB
Release : 2007-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781930092969
Author : P. Scott Corbett
Publisher :
Page : 1886 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 2024-09-10
Category : History
ISBN :
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.
Author : D. H. Montgomery
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 25,67 MB
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : History
ISBN :
"The Leading Facts of English History" is a book about the cultural, religious, and political development of Great Britain. It is a fascinating view of the development of the English nation from the perspective of the pre-WWI historical tradition.