One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents – Entertaining Facts, Secrets, and Remarkable True Stories

One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents – Entertaining Facts, Secrets, and Remarkable True Stories

<p>Respect yourself in the morning -- read <em>One-Night Stands with American History!</em></p><p>This collection of little-known facts and anecdotes is American history with the boring parts left out. Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger have uncovered numerous stories about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and rare incidents -- many involving the most famous and powerful people in America.</p><ul><li>President U. S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage.</li><li>J. Edgar Hoover refused to allow people to walk on his shadow.</li><li>France shipped Louisiana twenty-five prostitutes because women were in short supply in 1721.</li><li>H. L. Hunt won his first oil well in a game of five-card stud.</li></ul><p>Even historians find that <em>One-Night Stands with American History</em> features fascinating stories they never knew. Now updated with facts and anecdotes from the last twenty years, this volume is a treasure trove of remarkable stories that will startle, entertain, and inform you. And the best part is that they're all true!</p>