Scent of History: A True-ish Quest of Forgotten American History

By Derek Parsons

THE SCENT OF HISTORY
A True-ish Quest of Forgotten American History
by Derek Parsons

Bold. Hilarious. Uncomfortable. True-ish.

The Scent of History isn't just a story - it's a mirror.
Set in 1619 aboard a Dutch ship full of lost men, Derek Parsons turns the birth of American identity into a wild, unforgettable ride through the absurd and the profound. When a desperate man named JoJo tries to sell hope - and hygiene - to six hundred doomed passengers using nothing but a filthy rag and faith, he accidentally invents more than a miracle: he invents a metaphor for America itself.

Told with biting humor and brutal honesty, this story bridges past and present - from the ship's chaos to a modern museum where a smooth-talking historian rewrites the truth for public display.
It's dark, it's funny, and it's painfully human - a story about how we survive, how we remember, and how even our cleanest moments are born from the dirt.

The Scent of History dares to say what others won't:
that the past doesn't just haunt us - it sells itself back to us, polished, perfumed, and forgotten.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FW5P2Y65
• ISBN13: 9798269771502
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"