{"product_id":"one-night-stands-with-american-history-richard-shenkman-9780060538200","title":"One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents","description":"\u003cp\u003eRespect yourself in the morning -- read \u003cem\u003eOne-Night Stands with American History \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of little-known facts and anecdotes is American history with the boring parts left out. Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger have uncovered numerous stories about hoaxes, inventions, secrets, and rare incidents -- many involving the most famous and powerful people in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresident U. S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. Edgar Hoover refused to allow people to walk on his shadow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrance shipped Louisiana twenty-five prostitutes because women were in short supply in 1721.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eH. L. Hunt won his first oil well in a game of five-card stud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven historians find that \u003cem\u003eOne-Night Stands with American History\u003c\/em\u003e features fascinating stories they never knew. Now updated with facts and anecdotes from the last twenty years, this volume is a treasure trove of remarkable stories that will startle, entertain, and inform you. And the best part is that they're all true \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Shenkman, Kurt Reiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060538201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060538200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.42w x 0.84d","brand":"Richard Shenkman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981412729087,"sku":"9780060538200","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b980e527-7a18-42b0-8214-c82ef39d5530.jpg?v=1683255422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-night-stands-with-american-history-richard-shenkman-9780060538200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}