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What they didn't teach you in American history class : the second encounter /

Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henry, Mike, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Let's try this again: they were looking for China and Japan but ended up in America?
  • Remember, one if by land, two if by sea? No, this is not a math question!
  • George Washington ... some say that it was because of his teeth but if you had his problems, you wouldn't be smiling either
  • If the British set fire to the White House, why didn't the smoke detectors go off?
  • Americans won their freedom on battles fought in the east. So when it was over, they moved west. Sure, that makes sense
  • The Civil War: America's real family feud
  • Following the war, America lived happily ever after for the next few years
  • The inventors: if you build it, someone will probably show up
  • If it was the 20th century, then why was it in the 1900s?
  • You mean John Wayne didn't win the war for our side?
  • Hey Grandpa ... were you a hippie?
  • The 1980s and 1990s, or, as we call it, the days when machines took over the country
  • Y2k ... was that like the first cell phone?
  • Internal briefings: the presidency
  • One more time! As history repeats
  • Unfinished business.