Stupid History: Stupid American History : Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions (Series #3) (Paperback)

from TiffanyAK

There are several blatant errors in this book, so you can't take everything it says as true. But, it's still an entertaining read. So, don't read this if you're looking for a book full of true historical humorous events, unless you're prepared to have to research any that catch your interest to s...

from TiffanyAK

There are several blatant errors in this book, so you can't take everything it says as true. But, it's still an entertaining read. So, don't read this if you're looking for a book full of true historical humorous events, unless you're prepared to have to research any that catch your interest to s...

from manadabomb

I'm assuming Mr. Gregory has his facts straight about the myths and stupidity of America. This little book is full of trivia that you just never knew. Such as when JFK was assassinated, it wasn't a federal felony to kill a president. You have to wonder why?!?! When the Titanic hit the iceberg the...

from randirousseau

While anecdotally I found this book mildly entertaining, I overall found it a bit.... stupid. In asking my husband, who also read the book, he enjoyed it a bit more than I did, but was glad we hadn't purchased the copy. The information may have been interesting if it had followed a logical stream...

from daschaich

Very stupid: Leland Gregory's Stupid American History is billed as "informing us about myths", "lead[ing] us through American history's mythconceptions, exposing idiocy and inanity". It does nothing of the sort; the main idiocy and inanity the book exposes is its own. A more-or-less random collec...