Tim Rowland

Politics Weird-O-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Politics, Paperback

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Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they've always been strange.

There's something about public office that, throughout time, has transcended normalcy. Politics Weird-o-Pedia presents some of the oddest and most interesting political absurdities and tidbits from around the world, from Peter the Great's tax on beards to a lawmaker's mistress whom he kept on the congressional payroll despite her admission that "I can't type, I can't file, I can't even answer the phone."

Eminences include:

Some of America's Founding Fathers wanted to jail newspaper reporters.

A Mongolian conqueror liked to build cement walls out of the bodies of his vanquished opponents (while they were still alive).

An all-female resistance to nuclear missiles in Britain resulted in a protest that lasted for nineteen years--long after the missiles were gone.

Politics Weird-o-Pedia doesn't stand still for a minute. It is intriguing, funny, and occasionally startling. It is more than a collection of trivia, adding bits of context and historical vignettes that make it clear that no matter how dysfunctional politics and government might seem today--we've been through it all many times before.

About the Author

Tim Rowland has authored a number of books, including histories of the Adirondacks and Western Maryland mountains, and the Strange and Obscure series, collections of historical essays focusing on lesser-known aspects of American history. An avid outdoorsman, Rowland has climbed in the Himalayas, hiked the Inca Trail, trekked throughout Europe, and ridden a bicycle across the United States. He has climbed all 46 Adirondack High Peaks over 4,000 feet. He and his wife Beth live in Jay, New York.

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Autor: Tim Rowland
Editura: Racehorse
Anul aparitiei: 2.019
Luna aparitiei: 6
Tip coperta: Brosata
Numar de pagini: 240
Format: 195.6 x 137.2
ISBN: 1631583883
Cod de bare: 9781631583889
Limba: Engleza

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