{"product_id":"secret-heroes-everyday-americans-who-shaped-our-world-paperback","title":"Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecret Heroes is a remarkable compendium by Paul Martin, former Executive Editor of National Geographic Traveler, that illuminates the lives of thirty forgotten American heroes. Gathering together remarkable stories about unknown champions, explorers, inventors, and innovators who never made the pages of American history textbooks--not George Washington, but the tailor who saved his life...twice; the first African-American combat pilot; the 62-year-old female muckraking journalist who refused to turn her back on injustice--Secret Heroes is just the sort of fascinating and fun popular history that readers love, not unlike Kenneth C. Davis's bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) series and Rick Beyer's The Greatest Stories Never Told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the untold stories of the spies, inventors, and humanitarians who shaped our world: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary War Spy: \u003c\/b\u003e Meet Hercules Mulligan, the tailor whose quick thinking saved George Washington from capture not once, but twice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCivil War Espionage: \u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the story of Mary Bowser, a former slave who became a Union spy inside the Confederate White House.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePioneering Aviator: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn about Eugene Bullard, the son of a former slave who became the world's first black combat pilot in WWI.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecret Inventor: \u003c\/b\u003e The astonishing tale of Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr, whose secret invention of frequency-hopping technology paved the way for modern wireless communication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnsung Heroes of History: \u003c\/b\u003e Plus, profiles of a fierce muckraking journalist, the Choctaw Code Talkers who baffled the German army, and many more everyday Americans whose legacies deserve to be remembered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot all American heroes appear in the standard history texts. Their achievements aren't celebrated like the monumental exploits of presidents, generals, and founding fathers. But for as long as this great nation has existed, ordinary citizens have done extraordinary things. In \u003cem\u003eSecret Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, author Paul Martin spotlights thirty overlooked Americans, all of whom had an impact on their world and ours, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHercules Mulligan, the New York tailor and spy who saved George Washington's life . . . \u003cem\u003etwice!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmie Angel, the gold-seeking bush pilot who, in 1933, discovered the world's highest waterfall in Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl Akeley, a pioneering taxidermist who killed a leopard with his bare hands and inspired Africa's first national park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza Scidmore, who convinced the government to plant cherry trees in Washington, D.C. . . . after \u003cem\u003etwenty-four years\u003c\/em\u003e of lobbying!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot all American heroes appear in the standard history texts. Their achievements aren't celebrated like the monumental exploits of presidents, generals, and founding fathers. But for as long as this great nation has existed, ordinary citizens have done extraordinary things. In \u003cem\u003eSecret Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, author Paul Martin spotlights thirty overlooked Americans, all of whom had an impact on their world and ours, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHercules Mulligan, the New York tailor and spy who saved George Washington's life . . . \u003cem\u003etwice!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmie Angel, the gold-seeking bush pilot who, in 1933, discovered the world's highest waterfall in Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl Akeley, a pioneering taxidermist who killed a leopard with his bare hands and inspired Africa's first national park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza Scidmore, who convinced the government to plant cherry trees in Washington, D.C. . . . after \u003cem\u003etwenty-four years\u003c\/em\u003e of lobbying!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.97 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509005926621,"sku":"9780062096043","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WFb2x6SeLq9780062096043.webp?v=1781209355","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/secret-heroes-everyday-americans-who-shaped-our-world-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}