From cover: Remember History 101? More important, do you remember what you learned in History 101? Well, fear not, 1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History is history the way we wished it had been taught -- in a clever, concise format: provocative, memorable entries accompanied by over 400 photographs. John A. Garraty, one of America's most distinguished historians, takes us across the country and through time with a cram course on the people, the places, and the politics that make up America's colorful past. With wisdom and wit, he passes final judgment on the historic Dred Scott case, puts manifest destiny in perspective, and reiterates what some of our most famous speakers really said (or didn't say). He discusses the disastrous results of some of America's bloodiest battles from the Deerfield Massacre in 1704 to the fiasco commando raid on Iran in 1980. A necessary addition to every family's library. - from Amzon