01982oam 2200445 450 991015865400332120190911103515.01-4824-5754-7(OCoLC)968300297(MiFhGG)GVRL05CK(EXLCZ)99371000000100994520170613h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerica's oddest historical moments /by M.H. SeeleyFirst edition.New York :Gareth Stevens Publishing,2017.�20171 online resource (32 pages) color illustrationsWeird America Includes index.1-4824-5753-9 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.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. Weird America!Curiosities and wondersUnited StatesUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesHistoryAnecdotesCuriosities and wonders973Seeley M. H1244963MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910158654003321America's Oddest Historical Moments3416480UNINA