Davis, Kenneth C., <br/><br/>
America's hidden history :  untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation / 
Kenneth C. Davis. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - xvi, 272 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Isabella's pigs -- Hannah's escape -- Washington's confession -- Warren's toga -- Arnold's boot -- Lafayette's sword. 
<br/><br/> An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, these narratives bring to light little-known but fascinating, myth-busting facts. Read the story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists; the coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus take pigs on his voyage, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans; the long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians, running counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast; the little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war. Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, this book connects some of the dots between history and today's headlines--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061118180 0061118184 9780061118197 0061118192 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Harpercollins, Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512  SAN 200-2086 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008541218 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1600-1783 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States<br/>Historiography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Historiography.<br/>United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Biography--Anecdotes.<br/>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography--Anecdotes.<br/>United States--History.<br/>United States.<br/>United States--History--1600-1775, Colonial period.<br/>United States--History--1775-1783, Revolution.<br/>United States--History--1783-1815.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Nonfiction.<br/>Anecdotes.<br/>History.<br/>Anecdotes.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E188  / .D4 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.2