In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. So begins the childhood mnemonic that helps us remember the date of that historic voyage. What the rhyme fails to mention was that he had pigs as part of his cargo at the insistence of Queen Isabella. Those pigs may have changed the course of history! George Washington was the father of our country - but was he also a war criminal? He signed a confession saying he was guilty of murder! History books never tell you about this one.
One if by land, two if by sea and I on the opposite shore shall be .... wearing a toga? History's forgotten patriot, Dr. Warren, rallies the revolutionaries by speaking in a toga to bring to mind great orators of the past. Why is his legacy forgotten?
Benedict Arnold is a name synonymous with traitor - but was this infamous betrayer once a hero? He was indeed - and his shocking story is one you'd have to read to believe.
When we celebrate Thanksiving and the first pilgrims... should we actually be giving thanks to the French? The first pilgrams weren't English folks settling at Plymouth Rock - they were actually French!
America's Hidden History brings to light fascinating stories of our collective ancestry that we never learned about in school. Learn some amazing anecdotal moments that changed the history of a nation, and fascinating facts that have been forgotten in the passage of time. Historian Kenneth Davis, author of the best selling DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT® series, is your guide on this historical journey. I highly recommend this book to anyone - history buffs, home schoolers and casual students alike. Learn something new about your nation's history - you'll be amazed at what you discover.
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But it's an excellent review for a marvelous book, and well worth waiting for.
(yours is the BEST reiview published today, by far!), I saw a show on tonight on PBS called, "THE WAR OF THE WORLD" Which posits some startling ideas that ETHNIC unrest in Europe brouhgt on Worl War II and began the decline of the West.
as per..
"From Publishers Weekly
Why, if life was improving so rapidly for so many people at the dawn of the 20th century, were the next hundred years full of brutal conflict? Ferguson (Colossus) has a relatively simple answer: ethnic unrest is prone to break out during periods of economic volatility—booms as well as busts. When they take place in or near areas of imperial decline or transition, the unrest is more likely to escalate into full-scale conflict. This compelling theory is applicable to the Armenian genocide in Turkey, the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda or the "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated against Bosnians, but the overwhelming majority of Ferguson's analysis is devoted to the two world wars and the fate of the Jews in Germany and eastern Europe. His richly informed analysis overturns many basic assumptions. For example, he argues that England's appeasement of Hitler in 1938 didn't lead to WWII, but was a misinformed response to a war that had started as early as 1935. But with Ferguson's claims about "the descent of the West" and the smaller wars in the latter half of the century tucked away into a comparatively brief epilogue, his thoughtful study falls short of its epic promise. (Sept. 25) "
Thanks for posting to Review Central.