A Treasury of Great American Scandals: Tantalizing True Tales of Historic Misbehavior by the Founding Fathers and Others Who Let Freedom Swing Audiobook

" Not the most scholarly, and it's not so frankly smutty as one might assume. but worth the read "

" A wonderful quick read that is filled with interesting trivia about US History! "

" Educational and fun to read. "

" Everyone likes a good scandal. American scandals are interesting, but Mr. Farquhar's book on Royal scandals is even more interesting. "

" It's not as good as it looks. "

" Living in the 1800s sucked more than you can imagine. "

" This was light and fun and it was an interesting visit into history. Funny, when we don't get 24 hour news feeds how many things can happen that are never heard of or rarely acknowledged. It was fun to read about the founding fathers, political icons and ?the good old days". "

" This was an enjoyable light read. Lots of short stories that were new to me. "

" Read this after my trip to Washington DC... quite an eye opener and fun read. "

" If you like the USA Today/Wikipedia of history, this might be the book for you...not very in depth and most the stories I had heard before. Too much Salem Witch Trial. The Nixon tapes piece was pretty good. "

" Not as good as I hoped. "

" Gossip for history buffs. "

" This was a totally interesting read in the beginning although it did start to lag towards the end. "

" I never knew we had a gay president. (An opinion - or whatever - corroborated in Rethinking our Past.) "

" Great compliation of random bits of American history. If you're looking for a fun historical factoids, this is a good read. "

" Very interesting non-fiction account of American political figures throughout history. "

" A fairly standard collection of scandals and other seedy stories. Many of them are well known, but there are some new ones. Some chapters and sections have a tendency to drag on with unnecessary details. "

" I love these books! The Royal Scandals are a lot more interesting than the American Scandals, though. "

" Another 'scandelous' book about our American history. Very interesting listen. "

" I think I read this book at a perfect time in American politics. Some of the historical accounts in this book make today's political crazies look down right tame. "

" short, well-written, informative and funny chapters. the things you don't know about history but should...history repeats itself. "

" Defnitely, an easy and light read that breezes over the swath of history. However, not having known previously the exhumations of Thomas Paine or John Paul Jones or the ends of Francis Scott Key's son or explorer Lewis, I got much out of this collection. "

" A slow but enlightening read. May take quite a while to finish. "

" Interesting and tintillating - nothing has changed in politics from the time of the founding fathers to now. "

" Very interesting non-fiction account of American political figures throughout history. "

" Great compliation of random bits of American history. If you're looking for a fun historical factoids, this is a good read. "

" This was an enjoyable light read. Lots of short stories that were new to me. "

" Very boring at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed most of the information. "

" Must Read - 1 Kept My Attention - 5 Important - 1 Well-written - 5 Accessible - 5 "

" If you like the USA Today/Wikipedia of history, this might be the book for you...not very in depth and most the stories I had heard before. Too much Salem Witch Trial. The Nixon tapes piece was pretty good. "

" Another 'scandelous' book about our American history. Very interesting listen. "

" Not necessarily enlightening, but definitely entertaining. "

" A slow but enlightening read. May take quite a while to finish. "

" Not the most scholarly, and it's not so frankly smutty as one might assume. but worth the read "

" The perfect car book. Short, interesting sections that held my attention while waiting in carpool line or at the orthodontist's office, but okay to put down for a few days. "

" I love these books! The Royal Scandals are a lot more interesting than the American Scandals, though. "