The Mental Floss History of the United States - Giveaway

The Mental Floss History of the United States: The (Almost) Complete as well as (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America
by Erik Sass with Will Pearson as well as Mangesh Hattikudur
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: Oct 5, 2010
ISBN: 9780061928222
432 Pages
Nonfiction


Publisher's Description:

Was Abraham Lincoln unequivocally the heroic defender of liberty as well as freedom?

Were the Sixties essentially the groovy time of assent as well as love?

Has the U.S. always been contingent upon unfamiliar oil?

Does internet dating unequivocally work?

Americans are nationalistic people: the 2008 poll showed 72% hold the U.S.A. is the best republic in the world. But it turns out which nationalistic as well as historically knowledgeable are two different things: in new surveys, roughly half of Americans didnt know who led the Continental Army to victory (some man named George), 25% of high propagandize students believed which Columbus set cruise after 1750, as well as the third couldnt contend in which century the American Revolution occurred. Is this shocking lack of believe due to the actuality which THE MENTAL FLOSS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: The (Almost) Complete as well as (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America (Harper: Oct 5, 2010; Hardcover; $24.99) wont be upon shelves until October? Possibly so.

In trademark clever style, the geniuses at mental_floss yield the history book youve always wished we had. This waggish frisk by the nations past reveals little-known truths, exposes lies the teachers told us, as well as provides insight in to the oddities of Americas many infamous citizens. THE MENTAL FLOSS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES spans Americas entire history, from amicable as well as domestic events to major phenomena in science, literature, as well as fashion, tackling the biggest que! stions a s well as misconceptions.

With minute timelines as well as charts, the by the numbers round-up, as well as tons of amusing anything insubstantial in any chapter, THE MENTAL FLOSS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES sets the historical record straight at last. Filled with luscious tales of domestic intrigue, serial killers, the strange Swine Flu, potato chips, Puritans, rum, as well as more, this interesting as well as judicious history will answer all of your questions about all done in the U.S.A.

About the Authors:


ERIK SASS is the journalist formed in Los Angeles with bend offices around the country. When not writing for mental_floss, he reports upon the media as well as advertising commercial operation for MediaPost.com. He lives in Santa Monica with his roommate, an unpleasant 500-pound adult masculine Bengal tiger named Big Al.


WILL PEARSON as well as MANGESH HATTIKUDUR met as freshmen at Duke University, where they parlayed their cafeteria conversations in to the initial issue of mental_floss magazine. Ten years later, theyve created the believe empire. In further to the magazine, the span has produced two house games, the t-shirt line, as well as the Web site (mentalfloss.com) which attracts millions of visitors any month. Will as well as Mangesh have also collaborated upon over 10 books together, together with Condensed Knowledge, Forbidden Knowledge, History of the World, as well as Lolita, written under the coop name Vladimir Nabokov.


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