Book jacket image for Alexandra Petri's US History by Alexandra Petri

Norton

9781324006435

STARRED REVIEW

Alexandra Petri’s US History

Alexandra Petri’s seemingly effortless ability to reimagine American history in the most bizarre ways makes this one of the most entertaining books you’ll read this year.

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Review of ‘Alexandra Petri’s US History’

Imagine if Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been distracted from her suffrage efforts because she fell in love, Hallmark movie-style, with a local Seneca Falls man. Or if Emily Dickinson contacted tech support but could only communicate in her trademark poetic style. Or if the Gettysburg Address had been written by “The West Wing” creator Aaron…

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