America's Hidden History : Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation [electronic resource] / Kenneth C. Davis.
Kenneth C. Davis presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY explores these episodes, among others: The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists - The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans - The long, bloody relationship between the Puritans and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast - The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!
Electronic resources
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415948200
- ISBN: 1415948208
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 38 min.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Books on Tape, 2008.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
Content descriptions
- Restrictions on Access Note:
- Flex title available through hoopla.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Sam Freed, Kenneth C. Davis.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
