I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not - Hardcover

Shenkman, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060163461 ISBN 13: 9780060163464

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1991

Synopsis

A crisp first edition (as stated)no markings throughout:\nFrom the writer of Shenkman's Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American History , this sequel is a more conventional history, although debunkery is once again the author's mission. Readers learn that flag worship is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S., that the colonists (even in theocratic enclaves) were not especially devout and that the great industrialists of the late 19th century were neither daring nor innovative. Readers will discover also that Thoreau was no recluse at Walden Pond, Hemingway never fought in a war and Horatio Alger was a pedophile. That democracy has never been widely popular and that there were drug addicts in the land as early as 1866 ....

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the New York Times bestselling author of six history books, including Presidential Ambition; Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History; and Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter. The editor and founder of George Mason University's History News Network website, he can be seen regularly on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0060163461
• ISBN 13: 9780060163464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1