1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158654003321

Autore

Seeley M. H

Titolo

America's oddest historical moments / / by M.H. Seeley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-4824-5754-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Weird America

Disciplina

973

Soggetti

Curiosities and wonders - United States

United States History

United States History Anecdotes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- The Lost Colony -- The City of Salem vs. Tomatoes -- Ben Franklin's Skeletons -- Flour-Sack Fashion -- Teddy Roosevelt's Bullet Speech -- A(+)merican Flag -- Deaf on Martha's Vineyard -- American English -- The Great Chicago Fire -- Salem Witch Trials -- Sliced Bread Ban -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book takes a trip through some of America's strangest stories of yore, ranging from failed assassinations to the long stretch of time a town in New Jersey thought tomatoes were deadly poison. Photographs paired with vivid historical retellings bring these stories to life for modern readers eager to relive some of the past's funniest and oddest tales.