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Stuff Every American Should Know
by
Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author),
Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author)
This pocket-sized companion is filled with stuff every American should know.
Who played the first game of baseball? What’s a bicameral congress? Where did Mount Rushmore come from? Who is Geronimo and who do we yell his name when we jump?
Stuff Every American Should Know answers these questions plus great information on the Declaration of Independence, fireworks, the firs...more
Who played the first game of baseball? What’s a bicameral congress? Where did Mount Rushmore come from? Who is Geronimo and who do we yell his name when we jump?
Stuff Every American Should Know answers these questions plus great information on the Declaration of Independence, fireworks, the firs...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
June 5th 2012
by Quirk Books
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This was nice read, informative, and contain couple of things I was not aware of...
Blue Jeans were not invented in the US by Levi Strauss (he definitely helped popularize them in US thou) - they in fact have their beginnings from India and Europe. In 16th Century in India, they sold hard-wearing blue fabric from Dongari Fort (dubbed "Dungagree); In Europe they wore Italian fabric as the "blue of Genoa" (bleu de Genes), hence blue jeans in English.
If you enjoyed this book, I would recommend the b...more
Blue Jeans were not invented in the US by Levi Strauss (he definitely helped popularize them in US thou) - they in fact have their beginnings from India and Europe. In 16th Century in India, they sold hard-wearing blue fabric from Dongari Fort (dubbed "Dungagree); In Europe they wore Italian fabric as the "blue of Genoa" (bleu de Genes), hence blue jeans in English.
If you enjoyed this book, I would recommend the b...more
Aug 08, 2012
Justin
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lovers of history and interesting facts
As a self proclaimed history buff I absolutely enjoyed this short but interesting book. I skimmed over the recipes for typical good old fashioned American food yet I am positive they will come in handy some day (there were only 2 or 3 recipes). This book is filled with tons of fascinating facts that every American will truly appreciate. The short topics and straight forward writing allows intrigued readers to understand clearly and share their new found knowledge with others.
It can be read quickly, since it's very small. I got it from the library; I'm glad I didn't buy it. I could have done without the apple pie recipe and turkey carving info, which is not the type of info I expected. The book kept me from being bored while I waited for my son to do his driver's ed.
This pocket-sized book is a great overview of the important stuff ;). Like where did blue jeans originate, Top 10 American foods, and historical stuff, too. A fun quick read.
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Denise Kiernan is the author of the New York Times Bestselling nonfiction title, "The Girls of Atomic City" (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster). http://GirlsOfAtomicCity.com).
As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Saveur, Discover, Ms., Sports Illustrated for Kids, Conde Nast Sports for Women and others. In addition to her books for...more
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As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Saveur, Discover, Ms., Sports Illustrated for Kids, Conde Nast Sports for Women and others. In addition to her books for...more
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