How To Show Off Your American History Knowledge This 4th Of July

By Wendy Makara

No doubt this 4th of July there will be many a fun American History quiz or trivia game to play. Now wouldn't you like to turn up prepared and full of knowledge?

So what do you need to do? First thing is, stop being embarrassed if you do not know much about American history, just read on and all will be revealed.

In my opinion, this book should be on every Americans book shelf. By reading this book, you will astound your family and friends with your intellect. Have some fun with what you learn by making up some stories for the kids.

The book is "Don't Know Much About History: Anything You Need to Know About American History But Never Learned", by Kenneth Davis. It is part of the "Don't Know Much About" series of books. Kenneth Davis is a popular American historian who lectures at well-known museums like the Smithsonian and The American Museum of Natural History and publishes in the New York Times and other newspapers.

The book tells American history how it really happened. From Columbus to Clinton, you will learn about the important historical events, but also discover the myths and misconceptions over the past 500 years of American history.

It is a well-resourced, quirky and amusing history book that presents American history in all its excitement, not the boring blah, blah, blah we ignored in school! The whole family will enjoy this great guidebook on American history.