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Chargement... Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., History (Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo)par Emilee Hines
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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., Historyfeatures twenty short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the nation’s capital. Emilee Hines reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from America’s pastboth part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through. They include: - John Adams, our second President, who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law - Aaron Burr, the second Vice President, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel - Thomas Jefferson, our esteemed third Presidentand a first-class hypocrite - John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin - Preston Brooks, who caned Charles Sumner in the Senate Chamber - Congressman William C. Breckinridge, who had an adulterous affair with a teenage girl - Joseph McCarthy, the man behind the term McCarthyism” A delightfully wicked look at those who have shaped American history through their deeds and misdeeds, this book is a must for residents and visitors to Washington, D.C., and environs, as well as readers of popular history. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)975.3009History and Geography North America Southeastern U.S. District Of ColumbiaClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: Pas d'évaluation.Est-ce vous ?Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing. |