Description
Respect yourself in the morning -- read One-Night Stands with American History
This collection of little-known facts and anecdotes is American history with the boring parts left out. Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger have uncovered numerous stories about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and rare incidents -- many involving the most famous and powerful people in America.
- President U. S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage.
- J. Edgar Hoover refused to allow people to walk on his shadow.
- France shipped Louisiana twenty-five prostitutes because women were in short supply in 1721.
- H. L. Hunt won his first oil well in a game of five-card stud.
Even historians find that One-Night Stands with American History features fascinating stories they never knew. Now updated with facts and anecdotes from the last twenty years, this volume is a treasure trove of remarkable stories that will startle, entertain, and inform you. And the best part is that they're all true
Author: Richard Shenkman, Kurt Reiger
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 08/05/2003
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.42w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9780060538200
ISBN10: 0060538201
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 19th Century
- History | United States | 20th Century