"From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this newly revised, expanded, and updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history."--Page 4 of cover.

Brave new world -- Say you want a revolution -- Growth of a nation: from the creation of the constitution to manifest destiny -- Apocalypse then: to civil war and reconstruction -- When monopoly wasn't a game: the growing empire from the wild west to World War I -- Book to bust to big boom: from the jazz age and the great depression to Hiroshima -- Commies, containment, and cold war: America in the fifties -- The torch is passed: from Camelot to Hollywood on the Potomac -- From the evil empire to the axis of evil -- Appendix 1: The Bill of Rights and other constitutional amendments -- Appendix 2: Is the electoral college a party school? A presidential primer -- Appendix 3: U. S. Presidents and their administrations.