That’s Not in My American History Book: A Compilation of Little-Known Events and Forgotten Heroes Audiobook

" Had lots of good information that I had never learned in school, very interesting "

" This book contained a number of interesting and amusing twists to the lessons of history we may have learned in school. I have no doubt that Ayres comes as close or closer to the truth than what convention would have us believe, others may just be an alternative theory. An easy and fun read. "

" good spare time reading. funniest part (for me) was the section on louisiana politicos esp. the Long brothers going at each other. new info (for me): the section on Mary Todd Lincoln esp. the "punch line" "

" Probably as good as Shenkman's "One-Night Stands...". "

" Amusing though sometimes cautionary anecdotes from the fringes of U.S. history. Not a continuous or coherent narrative, rather a series of chapters that contain bits of historical trivia related to a theme. "

" Pretty interesting book. Lots of new tidbits I haven't heard before. "

" This was fun to read - listen to... lots of 'history' lessons... "

" Some facts I knew. Some I have now learned. "

" Fun and very funny! It's a good skewer on traditional text book history of our Great Land! And, it has some really fascinating info! "

" The author did a pretty good job laying out his case. However I believe there was a much myth in the book as the book was trying to dispel the myths surrounding history. "

" This is what kids should be reading in school and not the made up make everyone feel good garbage that we teach. "

" The only American History book I've ever enjoyed. "

" Listened to this as an audiobook. It was very interesting, but unfortunately completely unsourced, so you just have to decide if you are going to accept what the author presents as fact or not. Perhaps the printed version would include source references. "

" This book is one of the best examples of fun non-fiction I have read. I've always loved history, but it's rare that I find a history book that makes me laugh as much as this one. "

" We are apparently taught a lot of bogus information in school, this book let's you in on the dirty little secrets. "

" That's because some of it didn't happen. This is one of those books one might pick up from the bargain bin. If you don't already know your history, just leave this book lying there. Otherwise you'll get a few good anecdotes along with some that are simply not true and have been debunked. "

" Some very interesting stories, although after looking a little closer a few might be speculative. For example - check out the story on how the song "Taps" was originated. I looked into this and it might just be an urban legend. "

" Most of us know that we have all been lied to in school, but this book sets the record straight on a little bit of the misinformation that many take for granted as "true." "

" I have never enjoyed history, so my rating is probably skewed a bit to the lower end of the scale. But I did find some parts of this book extremely interesting - Benedict Arnold, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Paine, and Arthur Ferguson. "

" I listened to this on tape and found the stories in it fascinating. My only problem was that there is controversy surrounding some of the stories, and I felt he didn't make that clear. (So don't blindly believe everything he mentions as complete fact.) "

" Fun quick read filled with random historical tidbits. I love tidbits. "

" This book was exactly what I had been hoping "Lies My Teacher Told Me" would be - interesting and obscure anecdotal facts about history. "

" The author did a pretty good job laying out his case. However I believe there was a much myth in the book as the book was trying to dispel the myths surrounding history. "

" This is what kids should be reading in school and not the made up make everyone feel good garbage that we teach. "

" Pretty interesting book. Lots of new tidbits I haven't heard before. "

" An interesting collection of historical facts, most of which I have never seen anywhere else. Some fascinating stuff. "

" Amusing though sometimes cautionary anecdotes from the fringes of U.S. history. Not a continuous or coherent narrative, rather a series of chapters that contain bits of historical trivia related to a theme. "

" This book contained a number of interesting and amusing twists to the lessons of history we may have learned in school. I have no doubt that Ayres comes as close or closer to the truth than what convention would have us believe, others may just be an alternative theory. An easy and fun read. "

" good spare time reading. funniest part (for me) was the section on louisiana politicos esp. the Long brothers going at each other. new info (for me): the section on Mary Todd Lincoln esp. the &quot;punch line&quot; <br/> <br/> "

" If nothing else this was an enjoyable alternative look at history. The narrator's dry delivery added signficantly to the enjoyment. "

" I have never enjoyed history, so my rating is probably skewed a bit to the lower end of the scale. But I did find some parts of this book extremely interesting - Benedict Arnold, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Paine, and Arthur Ferguson. "