American History Curiosities: 800 odd, amusing, and surprising stories including Indigenous histories
American history is stranger than you think.
A president locked out of his own rooms. Senators rebelling over the price of pie. Two spiders travelling into space. A whale disposal operation that rained blubber.
American History Curiosities brings together 800 odd, amusing and surprising stories from America's past. Arranged chronologically, the collection travels from Indigenous America before European settlement through colonial life, revolution, invention and the upheavals of the twentieth century to recent history.
Along the way, meet ingenious inventors, unlikely heroes, determined campaigners and people whose ordinary lives took extraordinary turns. Discover peculiar customs, spectacular blunders, unexpected achievements and the curious origins of familiar objects.
Indigenous history runs throughout the book, encompassing ancestral knowledge, cultural survival, innovation and contemporary achievements. Humorous episodes sit alongside poignant stories that reveal the human consequences of historical change.
Each short entry has an engaging title and an identifiable source. Where a story remains uncertain or disputed, that uncertainty is clearly stated. A table of contents and alphabetical index make it easy to explore a period, find a person or follow a particular interest.
Read it from beginning to end, dip into it at random, or keep it nearby for those moments when you want something worth telling someone else.
For history enthusiasts, trivia lovers and curious readers, this is a collection of unexpected encounters with America's past.
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