The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy

Why do unfortunates suffer from Montezuma's revenge? Just what was so Great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard - Mark Anthony? Learn all this and more in Will Cuppy's humorous romp through the great names of world history. First published in 1950, this lighthearted but accurately researched volume presents the stories of villains and heroes through the ages - from Nero and Cleopatra to Attila the Hun; from Lady Godiva and Lucrezia Borgia to Christopher Columbus and Leif the Lucky - as you've never known them before: foolish, fallible, and very much our common ancestors.

Will Cuppy wrote a weekly column of reviews of mystery books for the New York Herald Tribune and various freelance journalism for other newspapers and magazines. His other books include How to tell your friends from the Apes (1931). How to get from January to December and How to become Extinct. He died in 1949.

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ISBN 13	9780750932035
ISBN 10	0750932031
Titel	The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
Autor	Will Cuppy
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	The History Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-11-30
Seitenanzahl	256
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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