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Author: Jerrold L. Schecter
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 664
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalyzes how government secrets, such as President Truman??'s decision to make a sacred secret of the Venona intercepts, distort politics and our understanding of history
Author: Seymour Morris, Jr.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2010-04-06
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0307587614
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“American History Revised is as informative as it is entertaining and humorous. Filled with irony, surprises, and long-hidden secrets, the book does more than revise American history, it reinvents it.”—James Bamford, bestselling author of The Puzzle Palace, Body of Secrets, and The Shadow Factory This spirited reexamination of American history delves into our past to expose hundreds of startling facts that never made it into the textbooks, and highlights how little-known peopleand events played surprisingly influential roles in the great American story. We tend to think of history as settled, set in stone, but American History Revised reveals a past that is filled with ironies, surprises, and misconceptions. Living abroad for twelve years gave author Seymour Morris Jr. the opportunity to view his country as an outsider and compelled him to examine American history from a fresh perspective. As Morris colorfully illustrates through the 200 historical vignettes that make up this book, much of our nation’s past is quite different—and far more remarkable—than we thought. We discover that: • In the 1950s Ford was approached by two Japanese companies begging for a joint venture. Ford declined their offers, calling them makers of “tin cars.” The two companies were Toyota and Nissan. • Eleanor Roosevelt and most women’s groups opposed the Equal Rights Amendment forbidding gender discrimination. • The two generals who ended the Civil War weren’t Grant and Lee. • The #1 bestselling American book of all time was written in one day. • The Dutch made a bad investment buying Manhattan for $24. • Two young girls aimed someday to become First Lady—and succeeded. • Three times, a private financier saved the United States from bankruptcy. Organized into ten thematic chapters, American History Revised plumbs American history’s numerous inconsistencies, twists, and turns to make it come alive again.
Author: Manly P. Hall
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1250319285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compilation of rare works on the untold history and destiny of America by acclaimed occult writer Manly P. Hall. Writer and scholar Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) is one of the most significant names in the study of the esoteric, symbolic, and occult. His legendary book The Secret Teachings of All Ages has been an underground classic since its publication in 1928. The Secret History of America expands on that legacy, offering a collection of Hall’s works—from books and journals to transcriptions of his lectures—all relating to the hidden past and unfolding future of our nation. Hall believed that America was gifted with a unique purpose to explore and share principles of personal freedom, self-governance, and independent thought. PEN Award-winning historian, Mitch Horowitz has curated a powerful collection of Hall’s most influential and insightful works that capture and explore these ideas. Never before collected in one volume, the material in The Secret History of America explores the rich destiny, unseen history, and hidden meaning of America.
Author: Laurie Calkhoven
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781544417257
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places! Includes reproducible quiz at the end of the book." --
Author: Various
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 2018-12-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781534436619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of six Level 3 Ready-to-Reads is filled with fascinating true stories of American History from the Colonial era to the Space Age! The action-packed Secrets of American History series teaches readers that history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Did you know that Julia Child helped invent shark repellant for the US? Or why can’t you bring a sandwich to the moon? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the surprising side of American history! A special section at the back of each book includes bonus content on subjects like science, social studies, and math, activities like a recipe for invisible ink and a secret code, and more. There are even fun quizzes so readers can test themselves to see what they’ve learned! Learning about history has never been so much fun! This carry-along boxed set with a plastic handle and velcro closure includes: The Founding Fathers Were Spies! Secret Agents! Sharks! Ghost Armies! Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom Fearless Flyers, Dazzle Painters, and Code Talkers! You Can’t Bring a Sandwich to the Moon…and Other Stories About Space! Mount Rushmore’s Hidden Room and Other Monuments
Author: David Priess
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2016-03-01
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1610395964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery president has had a unique and complicated relationship with the intelligence community. While some have been coolly distant, even adversarial, others have found their intelligence agencies to be among the most valuable instruments of policy and power. Since John F. Kennedy's presidency, this relationship has been distilled into a personalized daily report: a short summary of what the intelligence apparatus considers the most crucial information for the president to know that day about global threats and opportunities. This top-secret document is known as the President's Daily Brief, or, within national security circles, simply "the Book." Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments (Richard Nixon) to a healthy part of their day (George W. Bush) consumed by its contents; some (Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush) consider it far and away the most important document they saw on a regular basis while commander in chief. The details of most PDBs are highly classified, and will remain so for many years. But the process by which the intelligence community develops and presents the Book is a fascinating look into the operation of power at the highest levels. David Priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the president's book of secrets. He offers an unprecedented window into the decision making of every president from Kennedy to Obama, with many character-rich stories revealed here for the first time.
Author: Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Publisher: Forum Books
Published: 2007-07-10
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0307406121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuess what? The Indians didn’t save the Pilgrims from starvation by teaching them to grow corn. Thomas Jefferson thought states’ rights—an idea reviled today—were even more important than the Constitution’s checks and balances. The “Wild” West was more peaceful and a lot safer than most modern cities. And the biggest scandal of the Clinton years didn’t involve an intern in a blue dress. Surprised? Don’t be. In America, where history is riddled with misrepresentations, misunderstandings, and flat-out lies about the people and events that have shaped the nation, there’s the history you know and then there’s the truth. In 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask, Thomas E. Woods Jr., the New York Times bestselling author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, sets the record straight with a provocative look at the hidden truths about our nation’s history—the ones that have been buried because they’re too politically incorrect to discuss. Woods draws on real scholarship—as opposed to the myths, platitudes, and slogans so many other “history” books are based on—to ask and answer tough questions about American history, including: - Did the Founding Fathers support immigration? - Was the Civil War all about slavery? - Did the Framers really look to the American Indians as the model for the U.S. political system? - Was the U.S. Constitution meant to be a “living, breathing” document—and does it grant the federal government wide latitude to operateas it pleases? - Did Bill Clinton actually stop a genocide, as we’re told? You’d never know it from the history that’s been handed down to us, but the answer to all those questions is no. Woods’s eye-opening exploration reveals how much has been whitewashed from the historical record, overlooked, and skewed beyond recognition. More informative than your last U.S. history class, 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask will have you wondering just how much about your nation’s past you haven’t been told.
Author: Publications International Ltd
Publisher:
Published: 2021-08-29
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781645583936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 144-page book that looks at some of America's most controversial, tragic, and mysterious historic events. From uncovered secrets to political scandals to military foibles, you will learn about everything our nation has wanted you to forget. Accompanied with countless historic, black and white photos, each of the book's seven chapters looks at critical moments in America's history. Declassified secrets include the plot to assassinate President Truman, the multiple plots the U.S. government invested in to assassinate Fidel Castro, the morbid plan that sought to steal President Lincoln's corpse, several UFO reports from former U.S. officials that have been kept from the light of day, and insights into the advanced technology developed by the U.S. military. Chapters include: Political Scandals and Declassified Operations, Unexpected Heroes, Unexplained Phenomenon, Conspiracy Theories, Military Movements, Forgotten Places, and Historic Disasters and Accidents.
Author: Gordon Tullock
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9812771697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican foreign policy is a dynamic and often controversial field, and is currently a topic of deep interest given recent developments in the Middle East, North Korea and China. In order to understand where US foreign policy is headed, it is important to first examine where it came from. This book provides an analysis of the political, economic and military history of American foreign policy, with the aim of divulging important details that most people have either never learned or forgotten OCo hence the phrase OC open secretsOCO. Covering events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the American Revolution, as well as American involvement in the Korean War and the collapse of Nationalist China, this fascinating book debunks a number of myths held by most people regarding US foreign policy, revealing some surprising conclusions."
Author: William Coate
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781567318975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers historical anecdotes, little-known stories, and more than one hundred vignettes to provide an entertaining and informative look at five periods in American history.
