Following on the heels of his national bestseller, "A Treasury of Royal Scandals, " Farquhar returns with a witty compendium of the most salacious, outrageous, and quirky misdeeds in American history.
In this infinitely citable book, the author of two bestselling treasuries of scandal recounts some of the greatest deceptions of all time. Farquhar takes in everything from the hoodwinking of Hitler to Vincent "the Chin" Gigante's 30-year crazy act.
Farquhar scours the annals and rescues 30 of the most intriguing, unusual, and memorable Americans from obscurity. From the mother of Mother's Day to Paul Revere's rival rider, these figures are more than historical runners-up.
This popular history of royal behavior includes misdeeds on both a petty and a grand scale, and includes tales of terror, incest, and murder. Includes accounts of the Roman emperors and of popes.
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