The United States of Absurdity
Untold Stories from American History
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ISBN-13:
9780399578755
Veröffentl:
2017
Erscheinungsdatum:
09.05.2017
Seiten:
144
Autor:
Dave Anthony
Gewicht:
461 g
Format:
211x172x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The creators of the podcast The Dollop present illustrated profiles of the weird, outrageous, NSFW, and downright absurd tales from American history that you weren't taught in school.The United States of Absurdity presents short, informative, and hilarious stories of the most outlandish (but true) people, events, and more from United States history. Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds cover the weird stories you didn't learn in history class, such as 10-Cent Beer Night, the Jackson Cheese, and the Kentucky Meat Shower, accompanied by full-page illustrations that bring each historical "milestone" to life in full-color.
CONTENTS Great American Characters • 5 Michael Malloy • 7 Lobster Boy • 11 Oofty Goofty • 15 David Hahn • 19 Elvis and Nixon • 23 The Best of American Sports • 27 Rainbow Man • 29 Rube Waddell • 33 Lenny Dykstra • 37 Tim “Doc” Anderson • 41 Ten-Cent Beer Night • 47Great American Medical Breakthroughs • 51 John R. Brinkley • 53 Henry Heimlich • 57 Freeman’s Lobotomies • 61 The Stomach Men • 65 Resurrection Men • 69 Very Bad American Ideas • 73 The Flying Pinto • 75 Action Park • 79 Jackson Cheese • 83 Radium Girls • 87 The Straw Hat Riot • 91 When Americans Go Wrong • 95 Eggnog Riot • 97 Newport Sex Scandal • 101 The Vampire Panic • 105 The Death of George Washington • 109 American Tails • 113 The Dolphin • 115 Mike the Chicken • 119 The Hippo Bill • 123 George Spencer • 127 Kentucky Meat Shower • 131
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