A treasury of foolishly forgotten Americans: pirates, skinflints, patriots, and other colorful characters stuck in the footnotes of history
(Book)
Best-selling journalist Michael Farquhar, popular author of A Treasury of Great American Scandals, ransacked the archives to rescue 30 almost-famous Americans from the dust bin of obscurity. These colorful figures range from Mayflower Murderer John Billington (1624) to Dick Fosbury, father of the "Flop" (1968).
Notes
Farquhar, M. (2008). A treasury of foolishly forgotten Americans: pirates, skinflints, patriots, and other colorful characters stuck in the footnotes of history. New York, Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Farquhar, Michael. 2008. A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans: Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots, and Other Colorful Characters Stuck in the Footnotes of History. New York, Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Farquhar, Michael, A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans: Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots, and Other Colorful Characters Stuck in the Footnotes of History. New York, Penguin Books, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Farquhar, Michael. A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans: Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots, and Other Colorful Characters Stuck in the Footnotes of History. New York, Penguin Books, 2008.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t John Billington : Mayflower murderer --|t Mary Dyer : Quaker martyr --|t Anne Bonny : pirate of the Caribbean --|t Tom Quick : "The Indian Slayer" --|t Mary Jemison : "The White Woman of the Genesee" --|t William Dawes : the other midnight rider --|t James T. Callender : muckraker for the First Amendment --|t John Ledyard : the explorer who dreamed of walking the world --|t Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte : royal American --|t Stephen Pleasonton : the clerk who saved the Constitution (and the Declaration of Independence, too) --|t Richard Mentor Johnson : the Veep who killed Tecumseh --|t Zilpha Elaw : an unlikely evangelist --|t Edwin Forrest : American idol --|t Rose O'Neal Greenhow : a spy of grand dame proportions --|t Clement Vallandigham : Copperhead --|t Mary Surratt : the mother of conspirators? --|t Tunis Campbell : pillar of Reconstruction --|t Sarah Winnemucca : "Paiute Princess" --|t Alexander "Boss" Shepherd : the man who made Washington "worthy of the nation" --|t Isaac C. Parker : "The Hanging Judge" --|t Hetty Green : "The Witch of Wall Street" --|t Oliver Curtis Perry : outlaw of the East --|t Anna Jarvis : the mother of Mother's Day -- tWilliam J. Burns : "America's Sherlock Holmes" --|t Gaston B. Means : American scoundrel --|t Beulah Louise Henry : "Lady Edison" --|t Guy Gabaldon : "The Pied Piper of Saipan" --|t Elizabeth Bentley : "Red Spy Queen" --|t Dick Fosbury : father of the flop. |
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