I read Kenneth Davis' bestseller Don't Know Much About History a while ago. It is the BEST history book I've ever seen. Lively discussion of American History in question and answer form. Lively and witty and beautifully written.
Today I browsed through his new book America's Hidden History. The first impression: the paper is pseudo antique, with rough edges and the cover looks like old books in the antique section of your university library.
It focus on little known history items... started with how the brutal religion quarrels in Europe ended up in America, and that the pigs on the Columbus's ship may explain massive mysterious deaths among the Indians and colonists...
Most ill-informed perception of US history is that a bunch of freedom seeking puritans come to seek religious freedom and founded this Christian nation. The real story is much much more complex than that.
This book seems to be a little more serious tone than Don't Know Much About History.
If you are interested in history this is a great item to have.
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