Davis, Kenneth C.
Summary: "An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 DAVDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country’s great tragedy—that a nation...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Blk DavisDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: Covers forty-three Presidents, one White House, and hundreds of grand facts about our country's leaders presented primarily in a question and answer format.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973 DavisDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: For more than twenty years since his New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school. Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history : our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio Publishing Group 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.009 DAVDavis, Kenneth C.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 DAVDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: Explores America's hidden history in the first half of the nineteenth century, one of the most tumultuous but overlooked periods in the nation's early history. In the dramatic period from 1800 through 1850, the United States emerged from its inauspicious beginning as a newborn nation, to a near-empire that spanned the continent.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.09 DAVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist USA DavisDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, these narratives bring to light little-known but fascinating, myth-busting facts. Read the story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 DAVDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: FROM THE PUBLISHER : From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DAVDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, these narratives bring to light little-known but fascinating, myth-busting facts. Read the story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2008