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Death By Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked (2012)

by Mary Miley Theobald(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1449418538 (ISBN13: 9781449418533)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

review 1: A quick read, with nice photographs included. I read it over the course of maybe an hour yesterday on the train, so if you're looking for something substantial, this isn't it. But the author's background in museum studies shows. Many of these myths I've heard repeated at public history locations, and unfortunately I've repeated a few of them. I think further explanation would have been good for some of these myths, but it would have detracted from the book's format.
review 2: The author compiles an interesting collection of commonly-told myths from American history and explains both the real stories and how the myths may have arisen. I didn't find any of the truths terribly surprising, but some of the myths made me wonder "Someone actually believes that?" I was... more hoping for more startling revelations, but it was an interesting read. Because each myth takes up only one or two pages, this would be a good one for sharing in a classroom or with a family. And I imagine everyone will find at least one surprise in these pages. less

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