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192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Series Horrible histories. Special. Contents Cruel Columbus -- Savage settlers -- Rotten revolutionaries -- The nasty nineteenth century -- The uncivil war -- Potty presidents -- Legends and lies -- The wicked Wild West -- The terrible twentieth century. This work is bulging with some of the nastiest moments in American history since cruel Chris Columbus first sighted land. Read on for ghastly details on the grim Pilgrim Fathers, find out the truth about Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane, and see if you could have survived on the American Plains. Audience 8-12 years.