They Never Said it by Paul F Boller

They Never Said it by Paul F Boller

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Zusammenfassung

An entertaining book that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, wrong attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of the quotes and why they should be confined to the "They Never Said It" file.

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They Never Said it by Paul F Boller

An entertaining book that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of the quotes and why they should be confined to the "They Never Said It" file. Boller and George's reference work sets straight several historical records, proving amongst other things that "Let them eat cake" was a well-worn phrase long before Marie Antoinette was born that although W. C. Fields fervently believed "Anybody who hates children and dogs can't be all bad", credit for the quote must go to someone introducing Fields at a dinner party. It is the perfect complement to dictionaries of quotations.
John George (Edmond, OK) is professor of political science and sociology at the University of Central Oklahoma. Laird Wilcox (Olathe, KS) is founder of The Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements, the largest collection of extremist literature in the United States.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780195055412
ISBN 10 0195055411
Titel They Never Said it
Autor Paul F Boller
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsjahr 1989-05-18
Seitenanzahl 184
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