Kate’s 2¢: “America’s hidden history: untold tales of the first pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation” by Kenneth Davis

“America’s hidden history: untold tales of the first pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation” by Kenneth Davis

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Davis inserts humor and little known facts into the history of our country.

–Shakespeare:  The past is prologue.

–Isabella’s Pigs recounts the time before and after Christopher Columbus’ epic journey, where she insisted, he take pigs to eat and to populate the new world the pigs might be the reason the devastating diseases spread so quickly among the indigenous people.  

— Hannah’s Escape  Hannah Emerson Dustin gave birth to eight children. Candlemas massacre related to, the connection between witches, magic and Native Americans was not coincidental.   She was captured by Indians and given to a family as a servant. Rather than be forced to run the Canadian Indian village’s gauntlet, she with another Puritan woman and young boy, massacred the Indian family, ten their scalps, and stole a cnoe to sail 60 miles south toward home. She re-united with her husband and other seven children, providing Rev. Cotton Mather fodder for his sermons.  

   Anne Hutchinson was another influential woman, who preached God could speak to the individual personally, not just through the Puritan elders.  She was banished from Boston, charged with heresy; however, among her descendants would be three United States Presidents.

–George Washington, age 22,  unknowingly instigated the Isbella War, when his survey team of whites and Indians, slaughtered a French peace seeking troop.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born in Mount Vernon, New York City, he attendedConcordia College, Bronxville in New York, and Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York though has never gradated from there. He lives in New York City and Dorset, Vermont accompanied by his wife and two children.

   This book has a more serious tone than the earlier books, is more expansive, and focuses not only on well-known names but also on forgotten figures such as Hannah Duston.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

America’s hidden history: untold tales of the first pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation DB66907

Davis, Kenneth C Reading time: 7 hours, 53 minutes.

Robert Sams A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

U.S. History

Author of the Don’t Know Much About series describes overlooked episodes in early American history. Includes Queen Isabella’s advice to Columbus to bring pigs to the New World–animals that introduced diseases to the natives–and George Washington’s attack on French soldiers who were on a diplomatic mission. Violence. 2008.

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