The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

From America’s favorite government teacher, a “fascinating and fun” (Adam Grant) portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country. In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history’s unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the first time. You’ll meet a woman astride a white horse riding down Pennsylvania Ave, a young boy detained at a Japanese incarceration camp, a formerly enslaved woman on a mission to reunite with her daughter, a poet on a train, and a teacher who learns to work with her enemies. More than one thing is bombed, and multiple people surprisingly become rich. Some rich with money, and some wealthy with things that matter more.
Publisher Thesis Publisher
Author Sharon McMahon
Country Malaysia
Publication Date 18/09/2024
Pages 320
Edition first
Size 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm
About the Author Sharon McMahon is a longtime high school government and law teacher who is now best known as America’s Government Teacher on her Instagram account, Sharon Says So. In a time when flashy headlines and false information often take the spotlight, millions of people rely on McMahon for nonpartisan, fact-based information.
Publisher Address info@thesispublisher.org
ISBN ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593541677