American History in 100 Nutshells - Tuleja, Tad
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From the discovery of America to the war in the Persian Gulf, Tad Tuleja chronologically offers 100 sayings and events, using each as a lens through which to view America at that time. History is fascinating, but with all those pesky people, places, and dates floating in memory limbo, it's tough to remember enough to have it all make sense. Tad Tuleja has solved that problem by taking American history's most famous thoughts and phrases and succinctly explaining the events they describe. Arranged chronologically, with three informative appendices and hundreds of tidbits of off-beat information,…mehr

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From the discovery of America to the war in the Persian Gulf, Tad Tuleja chronologically offers 100 sayings and events, using each as a lens through which to view America at that time. History is fascinating, but with all those pesky people, places, and dates floating in memory limbo, it's tough to remember enough to have it all make sense. Tad Tuleja has solved that problem by taking American history's most famous thoughts and phrases and succinctly explaining the events they describe. Arranged chronologically, with three informative appendices and hundreds of tidbits of off-beat information, American History in 100 Nutshells is a fast, thorough, and entertaining walk through the hallowed halls of history. You'll learn the history behind such terms and sayings as: • These are the times that try men's souls • The shot heard 'round the world • Our country right or wrong • To the victor belongs the spoils • The Trail of Tears • The Underground Railroad • Manifest Destiny • John Brown's body lies a'mouldering in the grave • Jim Crow laws • A splendid little war • The Hundred Days • 205 card-carrying communists • Don't trust anyone over 30 • And much more!
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Tad Tuleja is a writer and retired university teacher who holds a Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Texas at Austin. The author of thirty books, he has published works on history, literature, anthropology, children's folklore, music, and slang. His poems have appeared in Urthona, The Road Not Taken, Adirondack Review, and other journals. Under the musical alias Skip Yarrow, Tuleja has released two EPs: he performs his songs on www.skipyarrow.com and on You Tube. Hesperides the Aarborg, which began fifty years ago as a bedtime story for his four-year-old son, is his first children's book. It reflects his longstanding affection for animal fables and for the landscape of the American Southwest, where he lives with his wife and songwriting partner Andrée Nolen.