This is a fun and entertaining book if you're looking for a brief history of the US. I found it indispensable while teaching for its humorous anecdotal stories of periods and personalities. History can be really dry, but this book will change your mind. Information includes pop culture references as well as more serious topics. ( )

I learned a lot from this brief overview of United States History from 23,000 BCE through 2010. The book is broken up into ten chapters each covering a range of years. In each chapter the author gives an overview of the time frame, a time line of notable events, a section on "lies your teacher told you," and a list of interesting statistics. The book is entertaining and humorous at times and it not only discussed the usual historical events, but it also covered pop culture. For example there were sections on the founding of Coca Cola and McDonalds, the development of American football, and the development and distribution of frozen food. Although the book is a quick summary of U. S. history, I learned something new in each chapter. I would recommend this book to anyone that feels like they need a refresher in U. S. history, it was interesting, entertaining, and informative. ( )

This was an entertaining, easy to read book about the history of the United States. It had all the basics that we learn in school, but added many facts in a fun way that the average person would not know. Not only was it a good review of our history but a way to learn a whole lot more! ( )

An interesting and fun overview of the history of our country. Mental floss approach brings up many interesting topics throughout the history it portrays as lies or maybe just misleading myths about what actually happened. It leaves you thinking, aha I knew that, or I thought so too. Both entertaining and thought provoking. ( )

Full of interesting facts and very readable. My quibble? Doesn't give sources, which I would have liked. ( )