“History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent—and memorable.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
Following on his New York Times bestsellers America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, Ken Davis explores the next chapter in the country’s hidden history: the gritty first half of the 19th century, among the most tumultuous in the nation’s short life.
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Smithsonian
Release
May 11, 2010
ISBN
0061118206
ISBN 13
9780061118203
A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America's Hidden History
“History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent—and memorable.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
Following on his New York Times bestsellers America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, Ken Davis explores the next chapter in the country’s hidden history: the gritty first half of the 19th century, among the most tumultuous in the nation’s short life.