{"product_id":"legends-lies-cherished-myths-of-american-history-9780060972615","title":"Legends, Lies \u0026 Cherished Myths of American History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe truth and nothing but the truth--Richard Shenkman sheds light on America's most believed legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Columbus discovering the world was round was invented by Washington Irving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pilgrims never lived in log cabins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Concord, Massachusetts, a third of all babies born in the twenty years before the Revolution were conceived out of wedlock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington may have never told a lie, but he loved to drink and dance, and he fell in love with his best friend's wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependence wasn't declared on July 4th.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's no evidence that anyone died in a frontier shootout at high noon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter World War II, the U.S. government concluded that Japan would have surrendered within months, even if we had not bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Shenkman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.36w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060972615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShenkman, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of six history books, including \u003cem\u003ePresidential Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLegends, Lies \u0026amp; Cherished Myths of World History\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eJust How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter\u003c\/em\u003e. The editor and founder of George Mason University's History News Network website, he can be seen regularly on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110632030323,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_173abe8f-aaa1-419d-a3f4-387e1868c039.jpg?v=1748982808","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/legends-lies-cherished-myths-of-american-history-9780060972615","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}