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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)]]></title>
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  <default-description>Finally, someone who tells history like it was, without the old textbook gloss that's put so many students into premature naptime and misinformed the few who stayed awake. Davis corrects the myths and misconceptions from Columbus up through the Clinton administration, and shows that truth is more entertaining than propaganda.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1990</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kenneth C. Davis]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is infinitely easier to critize a book like this one than it is to write one. Succint, interesting summaries of sweeping historical eras are almost always doomed to failure on some level, and I suppose, in the grand scheme of things, Davis does an Ok job. It's just that his writing is so bad. His...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4628196">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Its always disconcerting when the first few lines of a book try to turn George Washington's prayer at Valley Forge into a farce made up by hyper religious people. Right then I knew I was reading a book written by a liberal. But I continued. He spent the first chapter cutting down Columbus and his gr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49190984">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The real problem with “Don’t Know Much About History” is that it prescribes to the Modern School of History, namely: anything white males did in the last 3,000 years is criminal, all of white men’s successes are on the backs of other people, and white men are very lucky.  <br/><br/>This is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61268108">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[History buffs, history teachers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This edition of &quot;Don't Know Much About History&quot; takes the reader to the early years of President Clinton (©1995). Subsequent versions, I believe, bring readers to more current affairs (no pun intended).<br/><br/>I found &quot;Don't Know Much About History&quot; a difficult read. While t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51326947">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kenneth C Davis' look at history is not quite as entertaining as Bill Bryson, but you actually feel like you take more away from it. The what it told its stories in question and answer format was not only helpful but useful. Davis likes to use timelines a little too much in talking about the wars an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41347757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18034989">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good/useful book if you need a crash course in American history. It starts with the European discovery of the Americas, and goes through to the 2000 presidential… hum… elections… (He even touches on the September 11 attacks, but just barely.) The different eras are divided by chapter, so if yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18034989">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7145584">
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 14 15:06:48 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seriously. Every American should be able to tell a foreigner what the original 13 colonies were. Or at least, what was the shot heard round the world. Or what the Quakers had to do with the Prohibition, or what the New Deal was or any number of pieces of our history. My American History knowledge is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7145584">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to an abridged audio version of this book (it's what they had at the library), so the full book may be better than my impression of it (or, I guess, it might be worse).<br/><br/>This is a terrible book. It may be more fun to read than most history textbooks, but it's treatment of histor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4380478">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2139014">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a quick overview of American history told in a straightforward, lively tone.  The book is arranged chronologically by eras, and Davis uses a question-and-answer format to frame each chapter, opening with a list of questions like, &quot;Why was Kansas 'bloody'?&quot; and &quot;What happened a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2139014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4344035">
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 09 20:09:37 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Recently I tried a few history books recommended by my Dad, but I found those authors assumed the reader already has knowledge of the basic chronology of American History. <br/><br/>Sadly, my knowledge was full of gaps. That's why I picked up this book, which tells the whole story of the United St...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4344035">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46623134">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I learned from this book.  A great deal.  I learned that history doesn't have to be written like a textbook.  That a history book doesn't have to be full of cheerful stories.  This book gives you the reality of American history...our triumphs, our tragedies, our scandals and corruption, our rac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46623134">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64949940">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For anyone who needs to find out the &quot;truth&quot; about our past history, then this is a nice book. It's not exactly a &quot;relaxing&quot; read because it tends to read like a text book, but you do get the &quot;real&quot; story behind all the history that we've been forced to learn. I do like...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64949940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sad, but true....I dont know why anyone would read this intentionally. But I thouroughly enjoyed it!  If you snoozed through school and cant remember a lot of what you learned, but are suddenly interested as an adult its great! I love this authors whole series. He just highlights the important stuff...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49247205">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18085428">
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    <body><![CDATA[Kenneth C. Davis gives you an overview of American history in a way that you have never quite read. From the civil war to the civil rights movement, Kenneth C. Davis leaves you with a deeper understanding of the past.<br/><br/>This book was pretty impressive, not only was it several hundred pages ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18085428">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41813022">
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    <body><![CDATA[Indeed -- easy read and a 'cliff notes' version of all the highlights we might have learned/might NOT have learned, but should know.  I actually gave this book to one of my nephews as one of his Christmas gifts!  He probably will wish he got a video game until he actually opens the book (LOL).]]></body>
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    <review id="1265397">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recommend this book to everyone. This is the book that I use for my U.S. History SAT Subject test course that I teach. The book is well researched and informative, with a special emphasis on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18490.Frankenstein" title="Frankenstein by Mary Shelley">making history</a> fun to read. I've read this book three or four times already, and I always enjoy it. (Though...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1265397">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71117180">
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wouldn't read it if I didn't know much about history.  There is a lot of good information here, but the author's modern day liberal or progressive biases are readily apparent.  If you don't mind a well written but somewhat preachy version of history, this is a good book to read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wouldn't quite go so far as saying everything you need to know about American History is contained in this book.  It's a good beginning and offers a synopsis on different era's of US History.  Rather simplistic but good for the beginner. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love keeping this book on my nightstand.  It's perfect to read a few pages and think &quot;ahh - I definitely never learned THIS in high school&quot; or &quot;oh yeah, THAT's what the gulf of tonkin was&quot;.   Humorous and fun way to re-learn American history!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book is a synopsis of all of your IS history classes Jr. High through High School and some additional interest fact.  The book is worth a read, but has a noticeable bias of interpreting history from a left of center point of view.]]></body>
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