| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780740779916 | | Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing | | Publish Date: 4/21/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 209927840 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7H x 5L x 0.75T |
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| | | In this follow-up to the bestseller "Stupid History, Stupid American History" takes on the truth about American history, exposing idiocy and inanity from Christopher Columbus to George W. Bush.
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At less than 300 pages, this collection of historical idiocy in America is surprisingly slim, considering the amount of available material. Leland Gregory's humorous and insightful guide focuses on correcting common misconceptions from American history and illuminating incidents where a famous person's behavior was not quite as noble or impressive as we remember. For instance, Gregory reminds us that Andrew Jackson was swept into the presidential office due to his reputation for military heroism, which he gained from his participation in the Battle of New Orleans--unfortunately, a largely meaningless battle which took place after the Civil War had already ended. Gregory also rectifies the fictitious legend of the Liberty Bell, the dubious notion that Abner Doubleday invented baseball, and a grammatical mistake in the first line of our beloved Constitution.
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