{"product_id":"9781578597956","title":"The Book of Facts and Trivia","description":"\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That’s history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nFrom Juan Ponce de León to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia: American History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns—and Juans and Janes—played along the way)! You’ll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as …\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eOur sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGraceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. \n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWashington is the most common city\/town\/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eActor Jack Black’s mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. \n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMost of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e July 4!). \n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd many more American history facts!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nAn absorbing guide to history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It’s a feast of fun oddities and compelling stories that make history delightfully entertaining and eye-opening!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Terri Schlichenmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Visible Ink Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-01-26","offer_id":44230088950015,"sku":"9781578597956","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b33ac9e8-0a9c-48f5-a55f-f97460d25531.jpg?v=1693005569","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781578597956","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}