| Description |
1 online resource (433 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction; 1 Paul Revere's Ride; 2 Sam Adams's Mob; 3 Molly Pitcher's Cannon; 4 The Shot Heard 'Round The World -- 5 The Winter at Valley Forge; 6 Jefferson's Declaration; 7 An Assembly of Demigods; 8 American Aristocracy; 9 Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! -- 10 The Whites of Their Eyes; 11 Patriotic Slaves; 12 Brutal British; 13 The Final Battle: Yorktown; 14 March of The American People; 15 Storybook Nation; Conclusion; Afterword; Acknowledgments; Notes; Photo Credits; Index |
| Summary |
First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With the author's trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposes the errors and inventions in America's most cherished tales, from Paul Revere's famous ride to Patrick Henry's?Liberty or Death" speech. For the seventy thousand readers who have been captivated by Raphael's eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same. In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and explores their further evolution |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Anecdotes.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140141
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781595589743 |
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1595589740 |
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