The cover of America’s Founding Myths… and What REALLY Happened! by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla, bursts with bright red, white, blue, and yellow in a lively collage of Jefferson, Columbus, Paul Revere on horseback, and one of Columbus’s ships—perfectly capturing the playful, myth-busting energy inside.

America's Founding Myths: What Really Happened

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The cover of America’s Founding Myths… and What REALLY Happened! by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla, bursts with bright red, white, blue, and yellow in a lively collage of Jefferson, Columbus, Paul Revere on horseback, and one of Columbus’s ships—perfectly capturing the playful, myth-busting energy inside.
  • The cover of America’s Founding Myths… and What REALLY Happened! by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla, bursts with bright red, white, blue, and yellow in a lively collage of Jefferson, Columbus, Paul Revere on horseback, and one of Columbus’s ships—perfectly capturing the playful, myth-busting energy inside.
  • The cover of America’s Founding Myths… and What REALLY Happened! by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla, bursts with bright red, white, blue, and yellow in a lively collage of Jefferson, Columbus, Paul Revere on horseback, and one of Columbus’s ships—perfectly capturing the playful, myth-busting energy inside.
America's Founding Myths: What Really Happened

America's Founding Myths: What Really Happened

$15.19
$15.19 $19.99

America’s Founding Myths: What Really Happened takes a witty, infographic-packed look at 15 familiar stories—questioning everything from Columbus to Paul Revere—and swaps legend for lively truth. With interactive features and a playful tone, it invites young readers to think critically, laugh a little, and become smarter history detectives.

For more myth-busting and real stories from New York’s Revolutionary past, visit The Occupied City exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.

  • 40 pages.
  • 8 years and up.
  • 10.3 x 0.6 x 12 inches.

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