Colonial America : Facts and Fictions / K. David Goss and A. A. Grishin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goss, K. David, author.

Grishin, A. A., author.

Goss, K. David, 1952- author.

Grishin, A. A., 1971- author.

Series:

Historical Facts and Fictions.

Historical Facts and Fictions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 228 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2021.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book provides the essential, primary documentation needed to clarify, readjust, and, in some cases, destroy the many commonly held myths of America's colonial past. America's past is in many respects misunderstood and distorted. Even our secondary-level and college classrooms are not always capable of correcting the common misconceptions about Columbus and his discovery; Jamestown, John Smith, and Pocahontas; the Salem Witch Trials; and even the American Revolution. What is often lacking in texts on these events and people is a narrative with a solid underpinning of primary sources that clearly explains how misconceptions began, how they were perpetuated, and finally how they made their way into contemporary American popular culture. Colonial America: Facts and Fictions separates myth from reality. The authors explore 10 popular myths about the period, each of which is examined in terms of its origin and how it became ensconced in American memory. It uses primary sources to explain the evolution of the myths and to inform readers about what actually happened. This book explains all of this, and most importantly exposes the modern reader to those essential primary source documents that clarify the distortions and disprove the popular misconceptions of the past.

Contents:

Preface Introduction 1. Columbus Was the First European to Discover the Western Hemisphere 2. Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Had a Romantic Relationship 3. Puritans and Pilgrims Are the Same People 4. The First Thanksgiving Was a Shared Harvest Celebration 5. Manhattan Island Was Purchased for 24 dollars 6. Witches Were Burned in Salem 7. The Boston Tea Party Participants Threw Chests of Tea into the Sea to Hurt the British 8. The American Revolution Was Fought by United Patriots against an Evil Oppressor 9. Paul Revere Completed His Famous Ride Alone 10. George Washington Had Wooden Teeth Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400628511

9798216062950

9781440864278

1440864276

OCLC:

1155482962