The United States of Awesome: Fun Facts, Interesting Stories, and Wild Trivia from American History [9781646048823]

Overview

In this comprehensive and hilarious trivia book, you’ll find patriotic fun facts, obscure history, star-spangled controversies, and bizarre anecdotes, each one as American as a bald eagle or a college football tailgate. The United States of Awesome covers all areas of US history, pop culture, and current events in a way all readers can enjoy.

Learn about surprising and lesser-known topics, such as:

• The 10,000-man snowball fight during the Civil War

• Freud's psychoanalysis of Woodrow Wilson

• How the Nixon administration was allegedly corrupted by the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder

• Abraham Lincoln’s unlucky son, who witnessed the assassination of three presidents

• The $400 littering fine given to the US for dropping a space station on Australia

• And much more!

Whether you’re a history buff, looking for a laugh, or simply love America, this book is packed with fascinating stories and unbelievable facts that will impress your friends and remind everyone why the United States is amazing, astounding, and most of all, awesome!