A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing
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A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing
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Product NameA Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing
ManufacturerPenguin USA
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EAN-1409780142001929
UPC978014200192
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TitleA Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing
ISBN0142001929
Author(s)Michael Farquhar
Release Date2003-07-01
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages272
Num. of Items1
Weight0.5 lbs.
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4 Star Rating  "HILARIOUS SCANDALS THAT WELL CAPTURE HISTORY"2009-08-21
- Reviewed By croweman51
FARQUHAR'S HISTORY CAPTURES OUR PRESIDENT'S SCANDALS IN WAYS
THAT ARE FUNNY, TELLING IN DETAIL AND IN THEIR WAY REALLY
CAPTURED THE TIMES

THE BOOK BRING ALL THE PRESIDENTS DOWN TO MERE MEN NOT ICONS

THE FACT THAT THE BOOKS TREAT THEIR SUBJECTS LIGHTLY AND IN A
FUNNY WAY SHOULD NOT DIMINISH THEIR WEIGHT AS HISTORY BOOKS
SOMETIMES , THE MORE CLASSICAL HISTORY BOOKS HAVE GIVEN
THEIR SUBJECTS MORE GRAVITAS,SENSITIVITY AND INTELLECT
THAN THEY DESERVED --OR EVER WANTED

IF YOUR A HISTORY BUFF, ENJOY THIS BOOK (AND ALL HIS BOOKS ) IN THE SPIRIT
IN WHICH THEY WERE WRITTEN , WHICH OFTEN WELL CAPTURED THE
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES THESE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR SCANDALS LIVED IN

HIS WRITING STYLE IS LIGHT, FUNNY AND BREEZY,
HISTORY COLLECTS STORIES AND THESE ARE GOOD ONES
 
4 Star Rating  "Putting modern political scandals into perspective"2009-06-11
- Reviewed By resqgeek
With all the media coverage of politics and government feeding our insatiable appetite for news (how ever dubious in nature it might be), it is sometimees tempting to think that our current leaders are woefully inept and corrupt by comparison to those from earlier periods. This book is an antidote to any such temptations. Enshrined in these pages are the details of scandals both large and small that have swept through the American leadership from before the United States even came into existance. Some of these are fairly well known, such as Benjamin Franklin's estrangement from his son, or the issues President Lincoln had with General McClellan (or Truman vs. McArthur). Others have been largely forgotten with time.

This book is a quick read that provides a nice overview of the scope and characters involved in some of the scandals that swept through America through its history. It is a powerful reminder that politics seems to be fraught with the potential for scandal, and that even our greatest leaders can sometimes find themselves drawn into them. In many ways, the scandals of today all have precedents in the past, and the modern scandals often seem tame in comparison to their earlier counterparts.
 
5 Star Rating  "An Epigrammatic Endorsement"2008-04-24
- Reviewed By kilmeister
As this enjoyable book is a quick read, here's my quick take on it:

Reading the pithy, juicy anecdotes that Michael Fraquhar provides prompted me to read further into the stories of the characters and events portrayed herein.

Yep, this book made me learn MORE history than is contained between its covers! How's that for an endorsement? Nice work, Mr. Farquhar.
 
5 Star Rating  "AMERICA'S DIRTY LAUNDRY!"2007-09-19
- Reviewed By kristaskingdom
This book was hysterical. It exposed some of our most revered historical heros as the plain, living men they really were. Not perfect, but just like us. Only sometimes they liked to duel with each other to death. I don't think that would fly today.

Now I want to read his book on Royal scandals!
 
4 Star Rating  "Interesting and informative."2007-09-15
- Reviewed By User: A2815RWU6ZEZZV
For everyone who's a history fan but doesn't necessarily like long and dry historical accounts, check this book out. It offers bits of history with lots of detail (and some wit) but not in a long format. And there's a large variety of people that are covered: politicians, explorers, presidents, lovers of politicians, and so on. I have all the books by Mr. Farquhar and enjoy reading them again and again. Something to read at the beach, on the subway, at any lull in one's day. It'll add to your knowledge of American history. Fun.
 
4 Star Rating  "A great read for short attention spans"2006-10-23
- Reviewed By User: A1V7BDR3KYMPL6
Some of the scandals in the book aren't exactly scandals by today's standards or are so well known we regard them as hardly shocking. And indeed, some stories we already knew.
But the lay out of the book is in such a way that it provides an ease with reading. A book with short stories on scandals is always a fun read. I'm often traveling on public transportation and find that it's nice to read when I have the chance, but find it frustrating to leave a good story in the middle of the tale because I've arrived at my destination or the break isn't long enough to finish the chapter. But this book, and the others this author has written, is set up so that leaving in the middle of a chapter doesn't happen that often. Plus, you can flip through and pick a topic at will.
I really enjoyed this book, and have read his other two books and ejoyed them as well. I recommend it.
 
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