After the Fact
Author: Hurd, Owen J.
ISBN: 9780399537530
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 07 Aug 2012
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"Where Are They Now?" meets History 101. /b>br>br>We're all familiar with the seminal events and key players in our nation's history. But what about the lives lived i>after /i>the fact? br>br>Picking up where traditional histories leave off, i>After the Fact/i> uncovers the telling details of history's most compelling subplots- br>ul> li>After his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere was later kicked out of the militia for his role in the Penobscot Expedition, the most disastrous military blunder of the Revolutionary War./li> li>Consumed with guilt over his role as a magistrate in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Sewell became an advocate for both African and Native American rights./li> li>Years after clashing with bootleggers like Al Capone, former Prohibition agent Eliot Ness was involved in a hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence of alcohol./li> li>After her famous bus ride, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress, performed behind-the-scenes volunteer work for the NAACP, and sued the band Outkast./li> li>After resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon unwittingly testified on behalf of Deep Throat in an unrelated conspiracy trial./li>/ul>p>/p>BR>BR>b>"Where Are They Now?" meets History 101. /b>br>br>We're all familiar with the seminal events and key players in our nation's history. But what about the lives lived i>after /i>the fact? br>br>Picking up where traditional histories leave off, i>After the Fact/i> uncovers the telling details of history's most compelling subplots- br>ul> li>After his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere was later kicked out of the militia for his role in the Penobscot Expedition, the most disastrous military blunder of the Revolutionary War./li> li>Consumed with guilt over his role as a magistrate in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Sewell became an advocate for both African and Native American rights./li> li>Years after clashing with bootleggers like Al Capone, former Prohibition agent Eliot Ness was involved in a hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence of alcohol./li> li>After her famous bus ride, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress, performed behind-the-scenes volunteer work for the NAACP, and sued the band Outkast./li> li>After resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon unwittingly testified on behalf of Deep Throat in an unrelated conspiracy trial./li>/ul>p>/p>
ISBN: 9780399537530
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 07 Aug 2012
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"Where Are They Now?" meets History 101. /b>br>br>We're all familiar with the seminal events and key players in our nation's history. But what about the lives lived i>after /i>the fact? br>br>Picking up where traditional histories leave off, i>After the Fact/i> uncovers the telling details of history's most compelling subplots- br>ul> li>After his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere was later kicked out of the militia for his role in the Penobscot Expedition, the most disastrous military blunder of the Revolutionary War./li> li>Consumed with guilt over his role as a magistrate in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Sewell became an advocate for both African and Native American rights./li> li>Years after clashing with bootleggers like Al Capone, former Prohibition agent Eliot Ness was involved in a hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence of alcohol./li> li>After her famous bus ride, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress, performed behind-the-scenes volunteer work for the NAACP, and sued the band Outkast./li> li>After resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon unwittingly testified on behalf of Deep Throat in an unrelated conspiracy trial./li>/ul>p>/p>BR>BR>b>"Where Are They Now?" meets History 101. /b>br>br>We're all familiar with the seminal events and key players in our nation's history. But what about the lives lived i>after /i>the fact? br>br>Picking up where traditional histories leave off, i>After the Fact/i> uncovers the telling details of history's most compelling subplots- br>ul> li>After his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere was later kicked out of the militia for his role in the Penobscot Expedition, the most disastrous military blunder of the Revolutionary War./li> li>Consumed with guilt over his role as a magistrate in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Sewell became an advocate for both African and Native American rights./li> li>Years after clashing with bootleggers like Al Capone, former Prohibition agent Eliot Ness was involved in a hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence of alcohol./li> li>After her famous bus ride, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress, performed behind-the-scenes volunteer work for the NAACP, and sued the band Outkast./li> li>After resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon unwittingly testified on behalf of Deep Throat in an unrelated conspiracy trial./li>/ul>p>/p>
