More Bad Days in History av Michael Farquhar

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<b>In this delightful sequel to his sleeper hit <i>Bad Days in History,</i> best-selling author Michael Farquhar delivers another eye-popping collection of unhappy days starring some of history''s most famous, infamous and, unfortunate personalities caught up in a rich assortment of wretched episodes.</b><br><br>Here you will find a politically smeared George Washington, a cranky Colonel Sanders, a homicidal Saint Olga of Kiev, a cuckolded Napoleon, a flame-censored Steinbeck, a treacherous Douglas MacArthur, a weeping Einstein, an exasperated Charles Dickens, a humiliated King Henry II, and a faux-contrite Ted Kennedy. And that''s just in July!<br><br>From the decadent palaces of ancient Rome to the modern Halls of Congress, this illuminating (sometimes disturbing) narrative features an almost endless array of misbehavior, amusing mishaps, and breathtaking misfortune over the ages and across the historical spectrum. Each less-than-red-letter day of the year is recounted in Farquhar''s