History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And
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English Pages xiii, 290 pages ; 24 cm Year 2013
Table of contents :
Jack Jouette : the ride that saved America --
Shay's Rebellion : a loud and solemn lesson --
The Virginia Convention : compromising for the Constitution --
The Barbary War : a steep price for peace --
Edison vs. Westinghouse : an epic struggle for power --
The Battle of Wounded Knee : medals of dishonor --
Easy Eddie & the hard road to redemption --
The saboteurs : in a time of war, the laws are silent --
Who is Tokyo Rose? --
The Battle of Athens : repeated petitions, repeated injuries --
The My Lai Massacre : a light in the darkness --
The missing 9/11 terrorist : the power of everyday heroes --
About the writing of this book --
Our fading history.