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The United States Of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History

Author: Dave Anthony.

The United States Of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History

Author: Dave Anthony.

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Item #: D30637
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Ten Speed
ISBN: 9780399578755
If you want the Battle of Gettysburg or an overview of the Great Depression, look elsewhere, but if you are interested in American history in all its colorful strangeness, read on! This anecdotal compendium introduces such figures as Oofty Goofty, "Radioactive Boy Scout" David Hahn, circus performer Lobster Boy, baseball wild man Lenny Dykstra, and the seemi... More
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If you want the Battle of Gettysburg or an overview of the Great Depression, look elsewhere, but if you are interested in American history in all its colorful strangeness, read on! This anecdotal compendium introduces such figures as Oofty Goofty, "Radioactive Boy Scout" David Hahn, circus performer Lobster Boy, baseball wild man Lenny Dykstra, and the seemingly un-killable "Iron" Mike Malloy. Here too are such events as the superpower summit between Elvis and Nixon, the 1922 Straw Hat Riot, and the utterly puzzling Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876.


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