American history is full of exaggerated stories and incomplete truths, from American colonization to the Wild West and the space age. Did Paul Revere really shout, "The British are coming!" on his midnight ride? Was Thomas Edison the master inventor he is believed to be? And what was the true purpose of the Civil War? Fact and Fiction of American History answers these questions and more, exposing readers to common myths and setting the record straight. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.