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Lädt ... Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions (Stupid History) (Volume 3) (2009. Auflage)von Leland Gregory (Autor)
Werk-InformationenStupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions von Leland Gregory
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. If you like your history with a bit a humor, then this book will fit your fancy. Don’t expect to learn a lot of details from it, and I would suggest further research for any tidbits you are really interested in, but it was interesting and entertaining. It’s a quick read, so you won’t have to invest a lot of time to get a varied slice of a lot of history. ( ) Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. The history tidbits were mostly inane and not particularly interesting. Neither my husband, nor I were impressed with this book or its accuracy. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
America is the home of the brave and, apparently, the stupid and gullible. Satirist Leland Gregory teaches us a lesson in historical hilarity with Stupid American History. From Columbus to George W. Bush (that's a lot of material, people), Leland leads us through American history's mythconceptions, exposing idiocy and inanity along the time line. He reeducates by informing us about myths. For example, Samuel Prescott actually was the guy to alert us that the British were coming and not that Paul Revere dude. Move over Colbert and Stewart; satire has finally found its rightful place in American history. Excerpt from the book: "John Tyler was on his knees playing marbles when he was informed that Benjamin Harrison had died and he was now president of the United States. At that time marbles was a very popular game for both children and grown-ups." For reasons still unknown, Texas congressman Thomas Lindsay Blanton, a Presbyterian Sunday school teacher and prohibitionist, inserted dirty words into the Congressional Record in 1921. His colleagues overwhelmingly censured him on October 24, 1921, by a vote of 293-0." Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers-AutorLeland Gregorys Buch Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions wurde im Frührezensenten-Programm LibraryThing Early Reviewers angeboten. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
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