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Do you know America? No, I mean, do you REALLY know America? Would you recognize John Adams in a lineup? Can you identify any presidents between Lincoln and Roosevelt?

Hmmm. I thought so.

Well, you really need this book.

Not only will it improve your sorry historical knowledge, it will crack you up, and give you material to throw your teachers off-balance for entire class periods. Identify their lies! Point out their half-truths! And possibly, just possibly, gain some extra credit for yourself.

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Delacorte Press
Publication date

2009
December 22
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0385736509
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978-0385736503
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Adam Selzer is the author of How to Get Suspended and Influence People. He grew up in the suburbs of Des Moines and now lives in downtown Chicago, where he can write in a different coffee shop every day without even leaving his neighborhood. In addition to his work as a tour guide and assistant ghostbuster (really), he moonlights as a rock star. Check him out on the Web at www.adamselzer.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delacorte Press; 1st edition (December 22, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385736509
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385736503
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1200L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 0.72 x 9.06 inches

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- #366 in Teen & Young Adult United States History

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Adam Selzer began his career writing humorous young adult novels, but soon began a side career researching and writing about the stranger side of history, rescuing long-lost stories from microfilm reels and tracing urban legends to their sources. He is a tour guide in Chicago and New York, hosts the Cemetery Mixtape podcast, and appears frequently on TV and the radio. See him online at adamchicago.com

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Walkaholic

A view of US history like no other!

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023

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Hysterical, interesting view of historical events that you didn't learn in school. You will laugh out loud at many of the references! Guaranteed to be interesting, even for those who don't like history. Follow this author's reading materials, he is very thorough and really does his research.

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CMB

Not nearly as funny as the authors think it is

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017

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Not particularly funny, snarky, or smart alecky. It is however a well done summary volume of the main points in American history; political, societal and cultural.

Using Billy Joel songs as the thread throughout a large section of the book renders this extremely topical, though very well done.

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L.A.M.B.

Great supplement for 5th grade US history :)

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016

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I bought this for my fifth grader who is rather precocious. I have not read it, but she seemed to really enjoy it. I sat by her on a long plane ride from Seattle to Houston and she read this book the entire time! Fifth grade, at least here in Texas, is US history intensive, so this was a fun way for her to bone up on a lot of material. Incidentally, she told me that the other day her teacher asked if anyone knew anything about Richard Nixon and she was able to raise her hand and explain all about Watergate! (BTW: Don't let your kid make the recipe for mustard gas - it's way too caloric!)

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T Winter

This book is very funny and taught me a lot

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019

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This book was very funny and cracked a lot of jokes. While being funny, it also teaches a lot of very interesting facts about many famous people. I highly recommend this book to people who are starting to like history and who want to learn more.

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margaret

hate history? you'll love this book

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2016

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Excellent read. I bought it to give to my 13 year old grandson who's really into history and both my husband and I read it before we gift wrapped it for him! Makes American history much more interesting and real. We loved the end of chapter tests and the "what would your life have been like if you had lived then" sections. Must reading for anyone taking American history classes!

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DJ Reviews

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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2016

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I would give this 5 stars-very clever writing-but you have to know about history in order to understand some of the sarcasm and jokes so its not for those who want to learn. I already know most of this so the humor is entertaining. Read the sample before you buy to see if it is right for you.

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Anne lee davis

Everyone needs to know the truth of American History, because they aren't teaching it in the schools

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013

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I have always loved American History and have read biographies of the founding fathers, the last autobiography I read was Decision Points by our 41st President, which was excellent. But, I know there are some young people who just do what they have to do to get through American History. This book has real facts and is just funny and makes history something you can remember and laugh about it. It is very entertaining and fun, and you learn a whole lot!

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Hazel

The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014

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History is very much of interest to me as try to become more acquainted with pieces of history that I am not familiar. It seems as time passes, what I have learned in the past has become fuzzy. I like having references that I can restore sections of history that I should have remembered from my time in school. Thanks for making this section of history available.

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