Genre: History
Publisher: Threshold Editions, 2013
Pages: 304
Rating: Highly Recommend
Synopsis: History as it's supposed to be told: true and thrilling.
History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism.
The things you’ve never learned about our past will shock you. The reason why gun control is so important to government elites can be found in a story about Athens that no one dares teach. Not the city in ancient Greece, but the one in 1946 Tennessee. The power of an individual who trusts his gut can be found in the story of the man who stopped the twentieth hijacker from being part of 9/11. And a lesson on what happens when an all-powerful president is in need of positive headlines is revealed in a story about eight saboteurs who invaded America during World War II.
Miracles and Massacres is history as you’ve never heard it told. It’s incredible events that you never knew existed. And it’s stories so important and relevant to today that you won’t have to ask, Why didn’t they teach me this? You will instantly know. If the truth shall set you free, then your freedom begins on page one of this book. By the end, your understanding of the lies and half-truths you’ve been taught may change, but your perception of who we are as Americans and where our country is headed definitely will.
Review: This book should not have taken this long to read, but unfortunately I came down with a really nasty cold and went to bed extremely early multiple nights in an attempt to get over it. That cut into my reading time.
Each chapter highlights a significant, although perhaps little known, event in American History. Beck attempts to discuss history from a how and why perspective, rather than the when and where that we are generally taught in school.
While it is generally more difficult for me to get into books that are more like a compilation of short stories, I liked this one. I love American history anyway, but the fact that I learned something new in each chapter made it that much more interesting.
Each chapter highlights a significant, although perhaps little known, event in American History. Beck attempts to discuss history from a how and why perspective, rather than the when and where that we are generally taught in school.
While it is generally more difficult for me to get into books that are more like a compilation of short stories, I liked this one. I love American history anyway, but the fact that I learned something new in each chapter made it that much more interesting.
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