TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Kenneth C.
TI  - America's hidden history: untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation 
SN  - 9780061118180
AV  - E188 .D4 2008
U1  - 973.2 22
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Smithsonian Books
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - United States
KW  - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Historiography
KW  - fast
KW  - History
KW  - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
KW  - Biography
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Revolution, 1775-1783
KW  - 1600-1775, Colonial period
KW  - sears
KW  - 1775-1783, Revolution
KW  - 1783-1815
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Nonfiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index; Introduction -- Isabella's pigs -- Hannah's escape -- Washington's confession -- Warren's toga -- Arnold's boot -- Lafayette's sword
N2  - 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
ER  -