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A Nation Rising

Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History

By Kenneth C. Davis

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“History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent—and memorable.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

Following on his New York Times bestsellers America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, Ken Davis explores the next chapter in the country’s hidden history: the gritty first half of the 19th century, among the most tumultuous in the nation’s short life.

ISBN: 9780061118203
Imprint: Smithsonia
On Sale: May 11, 2010
List price: $28.99
No of pages: 320
Trim Size: 6.380 in (w) x 9.380 in (h) x 1.200 in (d)
BISAC 1: HISTORY / Latin America / General
BISAC 2: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Kenneth C. Davis

Biography

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America’s Hidden History; and Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don’t Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

“History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent—and memorable.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

Following on his New York Times bestsellers America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, Ken Davis explores the next chapter in the country’s hidden history: the gritty first half of the 19th century, among the most tumultuous in the nation’s short life.

ISBN: 9780061118203
Imprint: Smithsonia
On Sale: May 11, 2010
List price: $28.99
No of pages: 320
Trim Size: 6.380 in (w) x 9.380 in (h) x 1.200 in (d)
BISAC 1: HISTORY / Latin America / General
BISAC 2: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Kenneth C. Davis

Biography

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America’s Hidden History; and Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don’t Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.