My new book is coming from Scribner in October 2024. The post The World in Books-Coming in October 2024 first appeared on Don't Know Much .
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/04/the-world-in-books-coming-in-october-2024/
Have you made a "Reading Resolution?" Here's "An exciting guide to all that the world of fiction has to offer in 58 short novels" (New York Times): a year's worth of books, all readable in a week...
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/great-short-books-a-year-of-reading-briefly/
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York caught fire and 146 people died. The post Don’t Know Much About® the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire first appeared on Don't Know Mu...
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/dont-know-much-about-the-triangle-shirtwaist-fire/
March 16 marks the anniversary of the birth of America's fourth President, James Madison, also known as "The Father of the Constitution." The post Don’t Know Much About® Mr. Madison first a...
On March 27, 1814, Andrew Jackson's troops massacred Red Eagle and his Creek people in one of the bloodiest defeats of native Americans in the nation's history. The post Don’t Know Much About...
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/dont-know-much-about-andrew-jackson/
As the nation reckons with its horrific history of slavery, what do we do about George Washington? The post What Do We Do About George? first appeared on Don't Know Much .
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/02/what-do-we-do-about-george/
We mistakenly call the third Monday in February "Presidents Day." But it is really still George Washington’s Birthday --federally speaking, that is. The post It is NOT Presidents Day. Or Pres...
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/02/it-is-not-presidents-day-or-presidents-day-or-even-presidents-day/
As we move toward Black History Month, and teaching an accurate version of American History is under assault, the nation must honestly confront the role that enslavement played in the nation’s ...
https://dontknowmuch.com/2024/01/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-2/
It's that time of year, the "War on Christmas" is back. Who started it? The post Who Started the “War on Christmas?” first appeared on Don't Know Much .
https://dontknowmuch.com/2023/12/dont-know-much-about-the-war-on-christmas/
Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States, was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York, making him the first American president born a U.S. citizen. The post Don’t ...