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Publication
Penguin Books (2003), Edition: 51500, Paperback, 336 pages
Description
From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our Founding Fathers and other American heroes in the course of their all-too-human events. Ineffectual presidents, lazy generals, traitors; treacherous fathers, nagging mothers, ungrateful children, embarrassing siblings; and stories about insanity, death, and disturbing postmortems are all here, as are disagreeable marriages, vile habits, and, of course, sex: good sex, bad sex, and good-bad sex too. We can take comfort in the fact that we are no worse and no better than our forebears.--From publisher description.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jshillingford
Another wonderful book by the author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals. Here, Farquhar brings the vices home to U.S. soil. The writing style is easy to read and witty. The author makes good use of research on the topic, but never takes the subject matter too seriously.
LibraryThing member MerryMary
Very funny. Lots of good history - nothing newer than 1980. (A good scandal needs perspective) Lots of known and unknown names and a great Hall of Shame
LibraryThing member xenchu
This is the story of American foolishness and sin. It reveals the scandals of American life, mostly political, until 1980. I think the author didn't want to risk the wrath of the living. Still, it is a good read, funny and informative.
LibraryThing member cubsfan3410
Another 'scandelous' book about our American history. Very interesting listen.
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Original publication date
2003
Physical description
336 p.
ISBN
0142001929 / 9780142001929
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