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The Great Book of American Trivia: Fun Random Facts & American History
Paperback
Series: Trivia USA, Book 2
General ReferenceGeneral United States History
ISBN13: 9781981454334
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 3 2017
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Slept through high school history? Need a more entertaining refresher than a dusty textbook? Want to learn more about America and its interesting history?
Pick up The Great Book of American Trivia, the ultimate compendium of American trivia and little-known facts. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- Which US president survived an assassination attempt - and didn't even pause his speech?
- What holiday's origin story was actually just a tall tale to unite a country at war?
- Where in the world can you find an American mountain range - that isn't in America?
- How did an earthquake lead to the Trail of Tears?
- What First Lady gossip shook up an entire presidential cabinet?
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