The Big Book of American History Facts: From John Adams to John Wayne to John Doe
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Big Book of American History Facts: From John Adams to John Wayne to John Doe
By (Author) Terri Schlichenmeyer
Visible Ink Press
Visible Ink Press
24th April 2024
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Miscellanies and compendia
General and world history
973
Physical Properties
Paperback
300
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 12mm
Description
Entertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. Thats history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts!
From Juan Ponce de Len to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, The Book of Trivia and Facts: American History combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johnsand Juans and Janesplayed along the way)! Youll learn about the world through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as
Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House.
Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
In 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess.
Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.
The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.
Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin.
Actor Jack Blacks mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope.
Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (not July 4!).
The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.
Kansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.
The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.
And many more American history facts!
An absorbing guide to history, The Book of Trivia and Facts is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. Its a feast of fun oddities and compelling stories that make history delightfully entertaining and eye-opening!
Author Bio
Terri Schlichenmeyer is an award-winning, self-syndicated book reviewer. In addition to several columns written each week, she wrote Visible Ink Presss The Big Book of Facts and contributed to Uncle Johns Bathroom Readers and other trivia books. You can read Terris book reviews in more than 150 newspapers and magazines throughout the world. She lives in a little corner of Wisconsin with two dogs and one very patient man.
