{"product_id":"9780062105981","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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078518620400,"sku":"9780062105981","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062105981_p0.jpg?v=1763626246","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062105981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}