Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages
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Synopsis
If it would shock you to learn that Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, you'll appreciate this take on hundreds of historical legends and debacles. Historians and humorists alike may be surprised to learn that:
Samuel Prescott made the famous horseback ride into Concord, not Paul Revere. As a member of Parliament, Isaac Newton spoke only once. He asked for an open window. On April 24, 1898, Spain declared war on the U.S., thus starting the Spanish-American War. The U.S. declared war the very next day, but not wanting to be outdone, had the date on the declaration changed from April 25 to April 21.With these and many other stories, leading humorist Leland Gregory once again highlights both the strange and the funny side of humankind.
If it would shock you to learn that Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, you'll appreciate this take on hundreds of historical legends and debacles. Historians and humorists alike may be surprised to learn that:
Samuel Prescott made the famous horseback ride into Concord, not Paul Revere. As a member of Parliament, Isaac Newton spoke only once. He asked for an open window. On April 24, 1898, Spain declared war on the U.S., thus starting the Spanish-American War. The U.S. declared war the very next day, but not wanting to be outdone, had the date on the declaration changed from April 25 to April 21.With these and many other stories, leading humorist Leland Gregory once again highlights both the strange and the funny side of humankind.
While I enjoyed Stupid American History, this book seemed a bit repetitive. It was still interesting, entertaining, and educational.
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I am starting Stupid American History on its journey as a ray today and I think I will include this with it. I hope eeryone will enjoy it.
I am starting Stupid American History on its journey as a ray today and I think I will include this with it. I hope eeryone will enjoy it.
Stupid History arrived safely. This and Stupid American History will make for excellent front porch reading!
NMReader, I had a great time with this book. There were so many fascinating entries! Here are some of the pages I jotted down for journaling:
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Thank you again, NMReader, for allowing me to be a part of this fun ray. The book is on its way today to debnance.
I thought that several other interesting facts would be fun and very appropriate to add to my bookshelves and website. They'll be randomly popping up on these sites as something interesting for my visitors to read:
Thank you again, NMReader, for allowing me to be a part of this fun ray. The book is on its way today to debnance.
I'm headed out to the front porch now with this book and its companion. I'll write more later!
This one came in with yesterday's mail. I have a few books ahead of this one, but I'll try to get started soon. It looks like a fun book!
I read this one in bits and pieces because I wasn't particularly fond of the author. Some of the ideas presented were amusing, though because I'm the type to question everything I'm told, I would have loved to see references cited throughout the text. Instead, it seemed like the author expected me to simply (stupidly?) accept what was written. It was a nice idea that went behind writing this book, but I'm afraid the points the author was trying to make were weak, if not invalid.
Anyway, thank you for the chance to read this.
Anyway, thank you for the chance to read this.
I met someone who asked me about the stack of books I was carrying with me and thought to offer her this book to read. Hope she'll enjoy it.
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