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Author:
Mason, Phil, 1958-
Title:
How George Washington fleeced the nation : --and other little secrets airbrushed from history / Phil Mason.
Publisher:
Skyhorse Pub.,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
x, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
History--Errors, inventions, etc.
Common fallacies.
History--Anecdotes.
History--Miscellanea.
Civilization--Miscellanea.
Notes:
"A Herman Graf Book." Includes index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
Collects obscure trivia about historical figures, from President Lyndon Johnson's poor phone etiquette to Albert Einstein's habit of forgetting his shoes.
ISBN:
1616080752 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781616080754 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
OCLC:
(OCoLC)601093585
LCCN:
2010020529
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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