books.google.com - In sailing westward in 1492, did Columbus defy the prevailing belief that the Earth was flat? Was Thomas Paine an atheist? Was Truman plucked from obscurity to be FDR's running mate in 1944? Are presidential campaigns nowadays far dirtier than they were in the past? Is Hillary Clinton the most active...http://books.google.com/books/about/Not_So_Popular_Myths_About_America_s_Pas.html?id=cA8Q1Ev7ol4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareNot So! : Popular Myths About America's Past From Columbus to Clinton