One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents

Respect yourself in the morning -- read One-Night Stands with American History!

This collection of little-known facts and anecdotes is American history with the boring parts left out. Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger have uncovered numerous stories about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and rare incidents -- many involving the most famous and powerful people in America.

• President U. S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage.
• J. Edgar Hoover refused to allow people to walk on his shadow.
• France shipped Louisiana twenty-five prostitutes because women were in short supply in 1721.
• H. L. Hunt won his first oil well in a game of five-card stud.

Even historians find that One-Night Stands with American History features fascinating stories they never knew. Now updated with facts and anecdotes from the last twenty years, this volume is a treasure trove of remarkable stories that will startle, entertain, and inform you. And the best part is that they're all true!

Author: Richard Shenkman,Kurt Reiger
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 08/05/2003
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.42w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780060538200
Revised Edition