{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-american-history-facts-from-john-adams-to-john-wayne-to-john-doe-9781578597956","title":"The Big Book of American History Facts: From John Adams to John Wayne to John Doe","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Trivia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Juan Ponce de León to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia: American History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns--and Juans and Janes--played along the way)! You'll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eOur sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGraceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWashington is the most common city\/town\/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eActor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMost of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e July 4!). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd many more American history facts! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absorbing guide to history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities that are delightfully eye-opening!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Visible Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45134268956823,"sku":"9781578597956","price":1582.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781578597956.webp?v=1768556538","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-american-history-facts-from-john-adams-to-john-wayne-to-john-doe-9781578597956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}