About this title: Farquhar scours the annals and rescues 30 of the most intriguing, unusual, and memorable Americans from obscurity. From the mother of Mother's Day to Paul Revere's rival rider, these figures are more than historical runners-up.
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Your search:Books»A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans: Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots, and Other Colorful Characters Stuck in the Footnotes of History(31 available copies)
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2008-03-25
ISBN-13:9780143113058ISBN:0143113054
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2008-03-25
ISBN-13:9780143113058ISBN:0143113054
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780143113058ISBN:0143113054
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780143113058ISBN:0143113054
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780143113058ISBN:0143113054
Description: New. A lively, compulsively browsable collection of neglected notablesfrom the bestselling author of "A Treasury of Royal Scandals" History, wrote Thomas Carlyle, is the essence of innumerable biographies. Yet countless fascinating characters are relegat... read more
"Fantastic book for anyone who likes history, trivia, or biographies. Farquhar puts together short bits on a number of American figures who most of us don't know, stretching from before the formation of the U.S. to as recently as the red scare in the mid-twentieth century. This book is fine to read cover to cover, as I did, or just one personality at a time whenever you feel like picking it up.
It was especially refreshing to see a historian avoid political posturing and stick to the facts, citing primary sources wherever possible."
"20 or so short stories about Americans who lived incredible lives and deserve to be remembered. For an amateur history buff like myself it's really fun to discover these colorful people and more fun to pass on the reading to my nephew."
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