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American Trivia: What We All Should Know about U.S. History, Culture & Geography
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2012-02-01
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN
- 9781423622772
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN-10
1423622774
ISBN-13
9781423622772
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110940648
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Trivia : What We All Should Know about U. S. History, Culture and Geography
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Trivia, United States / General
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Reference, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-043871
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
973
Table Of Content
Introduction 8 Part 1: Origins 12 1. How America Got Its Name 13 2. It's a Grand Old Flag 15 3. Our Nation's Birthday 18 4. The Supreme Law of Our Land 21 5. A Capital Idea 24 6. National Symbols 27 7. America Singing 32 Part 2: Hail to the Chiefs 39 8. A Procession of Presidents 40 9. Ten Fascinating Facts About Our Presidents 42 10. The Presidential Origin of OK 49 11. Abe Lincoln's Humor 51 12. TR and the Bear Facts 57 Part 3: Immortal Mortals 59 13. The Home of the Brave 60 14. The Land of the Free 67 15. The Name Is the Game 72 16. America: The Mother of Invention 75 17. Homegrown Authors 81 Part 4: This American Language 84 18. A Declaration of Language Independence 85 19. Talking Turkey 89 20. All-American Dialects 93 Part 5: This Land Is Our Land 99 21. America the Beautiful 100 22. States of the Union 105 23. A Letter-Perfect Quiz 110 24. Pride of Place 113 25. America Grows Up 117 Part 6: Ties That Bind 118 26. Food for Thought 119 27. We All Speak Movie Lines 126 28. A Baseball Doubleheader 129 Part 7: American Riddles 136
Synopsis
Go beyond baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie! American Trivia includes the origin of the national anthem, stories about national treasures such as the Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, fascinating information about the country's many heroes and inventors, and more! Richard Lederer is the author of more than thirty-five books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series. He is founding cohost of A Way with Words on public radio and his syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He lives in San Diego. Caroline McCullagh earned a master's degree in anthropology from the University of California,San Diego. She is the author of four novels, a cookbook, a student opera, and writes monthly garden book reviews for the San Diego Horticultural Society. She lives in San Diego., Go beyond baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie American Trivia includes the origin of the national anthem, stories about national treasures such as the Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, fascinating information about the country's many heroes and inventors, and more Richard Lederer is the author of more than thirty-five books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series. He is founding cohost of A Way with Words on public radio and his syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He lives in San Diego. Caroline McCullagh earned a master's degree in anthropology from the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of four novels, a cookbook, a student opera, and writes monthly garden book reviews for the San Diego Horticultural Society. She lives in San Diego., Go beyond baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie! American Trivia includes the origin of the national anthem, stories about national treasures such as the Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, fascinating information about the country's many heroes and inventors, and more!, American Trivia includes the origin of the national anthem, stories about national treasures such as the Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, fascinating information about the country's many heroes and inventors, and more!
LC Classification Number
E156.L43 2012
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