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    A Treasury of Great American Scandals
    A Treasury of Great American Scandals
    A Treasury of Great American Scandals
    Audiobook8 hours

    A Treasury of Great American Scandals

    Written by Michael Farquhar

    Narrated by Johnny Heller

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    About this audiobook

    Following on the heels of his national bestseller A Treasury of Royal Scandals, Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home. 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 4, 2010
    ISBN9781449832230
    A Treasury of Great American Scandals
    Author

    Michael Farquhar

    Michael Farquhar, a former writer and editor at The Washington Post, is the bestselling author of numerous books, including the critically acclaimed Behind the Palace Doors and Secret Lives of the Tsars, as well as the popular Penguin "Treasury" series: A Treasury of Royal Scandals, A Treasury of Great American Scandals, A Treasury of Deception, and A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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    • 5/5
      Another wonderful book by the author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals. Here, Farquhar brings the vices home to U.S. soil. The writing style is easy to read and witty. The author makes good use of research on the topic, but never takes the subject matter too seriously.
    • 4/5
      Very funny. Lots of good history - nothing newer than 1980. (A good scandal needs perspective) Lots of known and unknown names and a great Hall of Shame