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From the Age of Discovery to a World at War
Nelson Current
May 2006
544 pages
ISBN: 1595550550
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
America, how well do you know your
history?
- Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a
pair of reading glasses?
- Which U.S. senator was nearly caned to death on the
Senate floor?
- Which first lady refused to serve alcohol in the White
House?
- What famous inventor was called to find the assassin's
bullet in President Garfield's back?
- Which successful candidate for president insisted on
telling the truth about his sex scandal?
- Which beloved ex-president raced with death and poverty
to write his best-selling memoirs and which famous humorist
came to his rescue?
- Which president carefully read the trial notes of 303
condemned Sioux warriors and spared all but 38 from the
hangman's noose?
- Which "four-eyed" future president beat up a drunken
bully in a saloon?
In his Farewell Address, Ronald Reagan said if we forget
what we have done, we will forget who we are. This book,
written by one of Reagan's most loyal lieutenants, responds
to Reagan's heartfelt call for an informed patriotism.
We all need to know more about this land we love. In
this gripping tale of a nation, our country's past comes
alive. Here is the story of those we chose to lead us and
what they did with the awesome power we gave them. Join Bill
Bennett for the great adventure. America's teacher will lead
you on a voyage of discovery.
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