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Reviews of Richard Shenkman's book Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman, George J. McKeon
From Booklist , October 15, 1993
Was there really a valiant little Dutch boy, a protesting Lady Godiva,
a
fiddling Nero, or a prudish Queen Victoria? No, says Shenkman in his
latest debunking effort. The historian roams the globe and the pages of
history, calling up popular images and replacing them with more prosaic
accounts and the reasons the mythic versions evolved in the first place.
No person, event, or thing is safe from Shenkman's corrections; among
his topics are Cleopatra, Scottish kilts, Copernicus, the Middle Ages,
World War II, marriage, and Frankenstein. Denise Perry Donavin
Copyright© 1993, American Library Association. All rights reserved
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description of Richard
Shenkman's book Legends, Lies & Cherished
Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman, George J. McKeon
Bestselling author of Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American
History now takes on the world! Skewering the nonsense we were all
taught about the world's revolutions, religions, heroes, and inventors,
Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History is a whirlwind tour
of history from the Trojan War to World War II. Eclectic and fun,
Richard Shenkman's well-documented revelations prove that muck of
history is indeed "but a fable agreed upon."
Queen Victoria may have usually worn black, but she loved to drink and
party.
During World War II the English were conned into believing it was
Winston Churchill who broadcast the speech about this being their finest
hour. But it wasn't Churchill, it was Norman Shelley, a radio actor hired
as a stand-in.
Marie Antoinette did not say, "Let them eat cake," Churchill didn't coin
the phrase "the Iron Curtain," and Caesar never said, "Et tu, Brute?"
Scandal in the English monarchy is nothing new: Fifteen kings fathered
children out of wedlock. One queen helped depose her husband so her
lover could take his place. Three English kings were gay.
Synopsis of Richard
Shenkman's book Legends, Lies & Cherished
Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman, George J. McKeon
From the New York Times bestselling author of Legends, Lies &
Cherished Myths of American History comes an entertaining book
exploring other countries. In Shenkman's zany history, nothing is as it
seems and world luminaries are treated as actual human beings. Line
drawings.
Synopsis of Richard
Shenkman's book Legends, Lies & Cherished
Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman, George J. McKeon
A humorous take on world history debunks the myths that surround
Cleopatra, Nero, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Joan of Arc, and other
historical icons. By the author of One Night Stands with American
History. $60,000 ad/promo. Tour. --This text refers to an out of print
or unavailable edition of this title.
Synopsis of Richard
Shenkman's book Legends, Lies & Cherished
Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman, George J. McKeon
The author of Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American History
takes on the world, revealing that Cleopatra may have been ugly,
Machiavelli was not very Machiavellian, and Robin Hood was not a good
guy. Reprint. PW.
Booknews, Inc. , February 1, 1994
The author of the popular Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of
American History turns his knowledge and wit upon the rest of the
world, exploding our comfortable belief that we know anything at all
about what actually happened. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.
Portland, Or. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition
of this title.
About the Author, Richard Shenkman
Richard Shenkman is the New York Times bestselling author of five
history books, including Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American
History, "I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not," and
One-Night Stands with American History, which he co-authored.
Educated at Vassar and Harvard, he is an Emmy Award-winning
investigator reporter and the former managing editor of the news
department at the CBS-TV affiliate in Seattle. Most recently he was the
host, writer, and producer of a prime-time series on the Learning Channel
and before that was a regular contributor to the NBC Sunday Today
show.
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