Ebook: American history revised: 200 startling facts that never made it into the textbooks

Collects lesser-known historical miscellany from 1776 to the present, revealing how lower-profile individuals and events played unexpectedly influential roles.;History through the skylight -- A razor's edge : it almost never happened -- Forgotten by history -- The past was different then -- American self-identity and ideals -- A war-like nation, not a militarist one -- In pursuit of riches -- Running for president -- Simple mathematics, my dear Watson -- Not what you think -- Lightning strikes twice : it happened again.