That's Not in My American History Book: A Compilation of Little-Known Events and Forgotten Heroes

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 fourteenth state that the original thirteen wouldn't let join the Union.
* 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 f July isn't really our Independence Day. It dispels the myth of Paul Revere's midnight ride. It reveals nineteenth-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 number-one 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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