A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others who Let...
- ISBN-10
- 0142001929
- ISBN-13
- 9780142001929
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 323
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Michael Farquhar
Description
Presents a witty collection of the most outrageous, scandalous, and offbeat events in American history takes a close-up look at the misdeeds and misbehavior of America's founding fathers, including infamous sex scandals, treacherous parents and ungrateful children, instances of insanity, unexplained deaths, and more. Original.
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