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Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780740779916
Book Title
Stupid American History : Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions
Book Series
Stupid History Ser.
Item Length
7 in
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Year
2009
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Leland Gregory
Genre
Référence, History, Humor
Topic
Topic / History, Trivia, United States / General
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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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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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN-10
0740779915
ISBN-13
9780740779916
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71117235

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stupid American History : Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions
Author
Leland Gregory
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Topic / History, Trivia, United States / General
Book Series
Stupid History Ser.
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Référence, History, Humor
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
3
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
973
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by margfri_62
    15 Sep, 2019

    A good read.

    The book was in very good condition. The contents is one-page snippets of the facts of history not a long, boring book. Very happy with it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by UNi_981CQWG@Deleted
    18 May, 2012

    HISTORY CAN BE HILARIOUS!!

    I LOVE HISTORY AND THIS IS HISTORY ON A HUMAN LEVEL. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES, BUT FOR OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, IT WAS ON THE HISTORICAL BIG SCREEN!

  • by blairzdote
    10 Sep, 2010

    Sucky!

    The book was a gift and I didn't get the book until almost two weeks after the birthday. I waited almost four weeks for it.

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