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Title: It All Started With Columbus, Being 961- by Richard Willard Armour ISBN: 0-07-002244-5 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: June, 1961 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very funny
Comment: Although not as good as his "Twisted Tales from Shakespeare" and "The Classics Reclassified," this volume is still a funny overview of American History.
Rating: 5
Summary: When History Cross-breeds with Humor
Comment: This book is, quite simply, a masterpiece of American humor. However, the same can be said of most of Richard Armour's books, including such classics as "It All Started With Marx," "English Lit Relit," "Twisted Tales From Shakespeare" (with its classic description of Hamlet entering 'with his nose in a book, perhaps to keep his place'), and of course "The Classics Reclassified." This is the cream of the crop, which is saying a lot given the quality of the crop. Starting with Christopher Columbus and working his way into the twentieth century, Armour has combined great scholarship with a wild sense of humor (Explorers returned with "Chinaware from China, Indiaware from India, and Underware from Down Under") to make an indelible mark on the study of history. And it will contribute to the reader's knowledge, because you will grasp obscure facts better by virtue of Armour's jokes. This has been one of my favorite books for many years, and it is WELL WORTH finding in a library or a book-finding service; the history buff will want to re-read it frequently for a good laugh!
Rating: 5
Summary: American Hystery
Comment: If you are a History fan, you MUST read this, and any of the other books by Richard Armour. You will DEFINITELY look at America in a Whole NEW light...even if this book IS out of print! Maybe we can start a movement to have his stuff brought back! It is a CLASSIC in the True sense of the word. I especially love the description about Davy Crockett.. "He wore a Coonskin Cap and Bucksin Coat -but it never says wether or not he wore pants..."
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Title: The Classics Reclassified by Richard Willard Armour ISBN: 0070022577 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: June, 1963 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: It All Started With Eve by Richard Armour ISBN: 0070022429 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: June, 1963 List Price(USD): $2.95 |
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Title: It all started with Hippocrates; a mercifully brief history of medicine by Richard Willard Armour ISBN: B00005XJJ8 |
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Title: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare by Richard Armour ISBN: 0070022518 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: September, 1983 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: It All Started With Europa: Being and Undigested History of Europe from Prehistoric Man to the Present, Proving That We Remember Best Whatever Is lea by Richard Willard, Armour ISBN: 007002247X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: January, 1955 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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