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Book of Facts and Trivia : American History by Terri Schlichenmeyer (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherVisible Inkpress
ISBN-101578597951
ISBN-139781578597956
eBay Product ID (ePID)8058806864
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBook of Facts and Trivia : American History
Publication Year2024
SubjectForm / Trivia, Référence, Curiosities & Wonders, Trivia
TypeNot Available
AuthorTerri Schlichenmeyer
Subject AreaRéférence, Games & Activities, Humor, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2023-032800
Reviews"... Teri Schlichenmeyer displays her funny bone while assembling a range on anecdotes from American history as she seeks to amuse her readers with once forgotten documented lore. ... Learn that folk hero John Wayne had plastic surgery to improve his looks, or that one and a half million new shopping carts are manufactured each year in the USA ... These and other sundry historical and often trivial descriptions are scattered throughout the pages. ... This is the sort of book that is best left on the coffee table for the casual reader to open at any page and ask the surrounding company if they're aware of these little isolated gems from earlier times." -- Portland Book Review
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Intended AudienceTrade
Table Of ContentAbout the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. American Lives 2. Geography 2. Early American History 4. Twentieth Century History 5. Medicine 6. Politics 7. Pop Culture 8. True Crime Further Reading Index
SynopsisEntertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts! From Juan Ponce de León to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, The Book of Facts and Trivia: American History combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns--and Juans and Janes--played along the way)! You'll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House. Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. In 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black. The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956. Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin. Actor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 ( not July 4!). The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year. Kansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits. The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across. And many more American history facts! An absorbing guide to history, The Book of Facts and Trivia is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities that are delightfully eye-opening!
LC Classification NumberE179.S343 2024
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