Not So! Popular Myths About America from Columbus to Clinton

Not So! Popular Myths About America from Columbus to Clinton by Paul F Boller Jr. Published by Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1995. 1st Signed Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. Inscribed to original owner by owner dated October 27, 1995. 278 Pgs. ISBN 0195091868. The author provides us with a cornucopia of historical correction, debunking myths that range from the trivial; for instance, George Washington did not have false teeth made of wood (they were made of ivory), to the pernicious (FDR did not know in advance that the Japanese planned to bomb Pearl Harbor). He doesn't simply debunk each myth, but instead provides us with much fascinating history surrounding each case, so that the reader is treated to intriguing discussions of many singular episodes in American history, including the Kennedy assassination, the McCarthy hearings, the events leading up to Pearl Harbor, and Watergate. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 13702.