{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-great-american-scandals-tantalizing-true-tales-of-historic-misbehavior-by-the-founding-fathers-and-others-who-let-freedom-swing-9780142001929","title":"A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing","description":"Following on the heels of his national bestseller \u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Royal Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e, Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home with \u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Great American Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e. From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our founding fathers and other American heroes in the course of their all-too-human events. Ineffectual presidents, lazy generals, traitors; treacherous fathers, nagging mothers, ungrateful children, embarrassing siblings; and stories about insanity, death, and disturbing postmortems are all here, as are disagreeable marriages, vile habits, and, of course, sex: good sex, bad sex, and good-bad sex too. We can take comfort in the fact that we are no worse and no better than our forebears. But we do have better media coverage. Bonus educational material: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brief history of the United States, including scandals \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Hall of Shame \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete listing of presidential administrations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142001929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.34w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Farquhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43111996358837,"sku":"9780142001929","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9430ce1-df30-4f02-b91f-fe2438254f77.jpg?v=1693926411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-treasury-of-great-american-scandals-tantalizing-true-tales-of-historic-misbehavior-by-the-founding-fathers-and-others-who-let-freedom-swing-9780142001929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}