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Don't Know Much About® History [30th Anniversary Edition]
Everything You Need to Know About American History But Never Learned
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 22, 2020
A New York Times bestseller · More than 1.7 Million Copies Sold! “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively, approachable way into American history, with humor and a teacherly snap.
- Genres
- U.S. History, Ask & Answer Guides, 20th-Century America
- Published
- HarperCollins, September 22, 2020
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A New York Times bestseller · More than 1.7 Million Copies Sold! “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history.
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In this 30th anniversary edition of the classic anti-textbook—which includes a new preface by Davis—he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
History, Reframed
A lively, approachable way into American history, with humor and a teacherly snap.
Come here for
- History with a playful, question-answered rhythm
- A shelf-friendly anniversary edition
Expect
- Big stretches of U.S. history, briskly explained
- A book that works for reading, gifting, and keeping nearby
Where it sits
| U.S. History | 92% |
|---|---|
| Ask & Answer Guides | 44% |
| 20th-Century America | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historiography
- History Resources
- U.S. History
- 19th-Century America
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- 20th-Century America
- 21st-Century America
- World History
- The Americas History
- Authors
- Kenneth C. Davis
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 22, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Historiography