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Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA

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Quirky facts about America's lesser-known side.

If you're the kind of reader who loves diving into the peculiar corners of American culture and history, "Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA" is your treasure trove of trivia. It's an entertaining read, perfect for those interested in the oddities that don't make it into your average history book, and it could be a fun conversation starter at your next social gathering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA

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ISBN: 9781860745560
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $18.55
Authors: karen-farrington
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Creative Nonfiction, Travel
Goodreads rating: 3.61
(rated by 18 readers)

Description

America's only self-declared emperor, the "old soldier" who wouldn't die, the greatest carpetbagger - these are just a few of the fanciful real-life characters profiled in this inexhaustible trivia book. The author covers a happily wide range of subjects, from "the greatest slot machine cheat" who defied odds of 230,000 to 1, to the comic confusion of "US" with "Uncle Sam," to the "American town names to give you the creepy crawlies" like Black Gnat, Kentucky. Meticulously fact-checked, this book brings the minutiae of a culture and country into sharp focus. The perfect road-trip companion, Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA is crammed with weird and wacky facts about every state in the union.
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Quirky facts about America's lesser-known side.

If you're the kind of reader who loves diving into the peculiar corners of American culture and history, "Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA" is your treasure trove of trivia. It's an entertaining read, perfect for those interested in the oddities that don't make it into your average history book, and it could be a fun conversation starter at your next social gathering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.