Americas Hidden History, Kenneth C. Davis
Americas Hidden History, Kenneth C. Davis
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America's Hidden History
Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation

Author: Kenneth C. Davis

Narrator: Sam Freed, Kenneth C. Davis

Unabridged: 7 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2008

Synopsis

Kenneth C. Davis presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation’s destiny and character. Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance.

Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789, America’s Hidden History explores these episodes, among others:

The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists
* The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans
* The long, bloody relationship between the Puritans and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast
* The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!

Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America’s Hidden History proves why Davis is truly America’s teacher.

About Kenneth C. Davis

Kenneth C. Davis has lived a life in books. He is the New York Times bestselling author of America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, which gave rise to his series of books and audiobooks on a range of subjects, including mythology, the Bible, geography, and the Civil War. His most recent work is Great Short Books: A Year of Reading—Briefly. Davis’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications. He has appeared on national television and radio shows, including CBS This Morning, Today, and NPR. He lives in the West Village of New York City with his wife, Joann Davis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on March 06, 2012

I'm trying to decide whether books like this are good or bad and I guess I'm going with good. The thing that bothers me is that these are not "untold" tales- as Davis makes very clear in this book, he is simply reading actual academic history books, taking interesting minutia out of them, and writin......more

Goodreads review by Celia on July 15, 2017

An educational and entertaining book that relates 6 different episodes in the history of our country starting in 1497. Each chapter starts with a list of dates and relevant-to-that-chapter happenings. Of course you will have to read the book to find out all the unknown events in each chapter. I learne......more

Goodreads review by Mike on January 07, 2009

This is an excellent book. Davis writes in a clear, engaging, narrative style, with purpose and focus. His purpose here is to tell more about the foundations of the United States, from its European beginnings as small colonial outposts up to and including the need for the Constitution. Many people w......more

Goodreads review by Jack on July 28, 2008

This book is a very good read. A wealth of little know facts of American history covering, basically, 6 events - from the Spanish conquest of America to the second revolution that almost derailed the great experiment in democracy (Shay's Rebellion). The author Kenneth Davis present the story behind t......more

Goodreads review by Asails on November 22, 2011

A compilation of short stories that I enjoyed. The most important concerning the world sitation 11/22/2011 is called Lafayette's Sword. A story about Shay's rebellion which tried to take over the Springfield Mass. Armoury. The rich and gentried based in Boston and other cities tried to stop this grou......more

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