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Stupid American History : Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions
by Gregory, Leland
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0740779915
- ISBN 13
- 9780740779916
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Andrews McMeel Publishing. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Synopsis
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."
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- Better World Books
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- 3429863-75
- Title
- Stupid American History : Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions
- Author
- Gregory, Leland
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0740779915
- ISBN 13
- 9780740779916
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Riverside, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 2009-04-21
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