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01622aam a2200361 a 4500 001 57AC05A628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140821010440 008 100519s2010 nyu 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010020529 020 $a 1616080752 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781616080754 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 035 $a (OCoLC)601093585 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d ZPX $d CDX $d LIV $d QBX $d BDX $d SILO 050 00 $a D10 $b .M384 2010 082 00 $a 902 $2 22 100 1 $a Mason, Phil, $d 1958- 245 10 $a How George Washington fleeced the nation : $b --and other little secrets airbrushed from history / $c Phil Mason. 260 $a New York : $b Skyhorse Pub., $c c2010. 300 $a x, 262 p. ; $c 24 cm. 500 $a "A Herman Graf Book." 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a History's heroes: hits or myths -- Politics: dark arts getting darker -- America: (uh) oh America! -- War: nasty realities -- Royalty: regal facades -- Science: new discoveries -- Reputations: the unexpected -- Arts: unvarnished truths. 520 $a Collects obscure trivia about historical figures, from President Lyndon Johnson's poor phone etiquette to Albert Einstein's habit of forgetting his shoes. 650 0 $a History $x Errors, inventions, etc. 650 0 $a Common fallacies. 650 0 $a History $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a History $v Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Civilization $v Miscellanea. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204054347.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110040232.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=57AC05A628FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search