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OverviewMore than 100 stories that include hundreds of American history facts American history is made accessible with fascinating questions, richly illustrated text, colorful personality studies, and little-known facts. Written for and aimed at general audiences Wonderful for learning history Ideal as a fun bathroom reader for interesting-and helpful-history facts Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy Clear and concise answers Numerous two-color photographs, images and illustrations Thoroughly indexed Authoritative resource Written to appeal to anyone interested in science and history Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites devoted to science, history, and education Back-to-school promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites on a popular topic Promotion targeting magazines and newspapers Promotion targeting local radio looking for knowledgeable guests Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terri SchlichenmeyerPublisher: Visible Ink Press Imprint: Visible Ink Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.80cm ISBN: 9781578598335ISBN 10: 1578598338 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 29 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAbout the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. American Lives 2. Geography 2. Early American History 4. Twentieth Century History 5. Medicine 6. Politics 7. Pop Culture 8. True Crime Further Reading IndexReviews"""... Teri Schlichenmeyer displays her funny bone while assembling a range on anecdotes from American history as she seeks to amuse her readers with once forgotten documented lore. ... Learn that folk hero John Wayne had plastic surgery to improve his looks, or that one and a half million new shopping carts are manufactured each year in the USA ... These and other sundry historical and often trivial descriptions are scattered throughout the pages. ... This is the sort of book that is best left on the coffee table for the casual reader to open at any page and ask the surrounding company if they're aware of these little isolated gems from earlier times."" -Portland Book Review ""... Teri Schlichenmeyer displays her funny bone while assembling a range on anecdotes from American history as she seeks to amuse her readers with once forgotten documented lore. ... Learn that folk hero John Wayne had plastic surgery to improve his looks, or that one and a half million new shopping carts are manufactured each year in the USA ... These and other sundry historical and often trivial descriptions are scattered throughout the pages. ... This is the sort of book that is best left on the coffee table for the casual reader to open at any page and ask the surrounding company if they're aware of these little isolated gems from earlier times."" --Portland Book Review" Author InformationTerri Schlichenmeyer is an award-winning, self-syndicated book reviewer. In addition to several columns written each week, she wrote Visible Ink Press’s The Big Book of Facts and contributed to Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers and other trivia books. You can read Terri’s book reviews in more than 150 newspapers and magazines throughout the world. She lives in a little corner of Wisconsin with two dogs and one very patient man. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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