History Bites: 37 People, Places, & Events That Have Changed American History

Think history is boring? Think again.Get ready to meet the wild side of American history—the part they don’t always teach in school. The Boston Massacre? It wasn’t really a massacre. The Boston Tea Party? It wasn’t about high taxes—it was about smuggling and tea profits. And President Andrew Jackson? Let’s just say he had very strong feelings about people who challenged the U.S. government.This book is packed with stories that are strange, surprising, and sometimes even a bit sneaky. Did you know President Polk started a war by poking the bear (or in this case, Mexico)? Or that John Wilkes Booth—famous actor, heartthrob, and crowd favorite—gave it all up to assassinate Abraham Lincoln?History Bites doesn’t dress history up in fancy clothes. It rips the cover off the textbook and digs into the messy, fascinating truth underneath. So if you’ve ever thought history was just a bunch of boring dates and dusty facts, buckle up. You’re about to see the past like never before.It’s fast. It’s weird. And yeah—it’s true.