A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing
by Michael Farquhar
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2004
Exactly what the title says. Some of these things I had known before (that bio of Andrew Jackson told me ALL about duels), but some were complete surprises. The last chapter alone – on scandalous disinterments of various people in history, is enough to curl your toes. More-or-less a bubble-gum read, but still a worthwhile bath book.
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