The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal - Hardcover

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9780816042258: The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal

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ISBN 10: 081604225X ISBN 13: 9780816042258

Publisher: Facts on File, 1825

Includes persons and incidents from the worlds of politics, business, sports, religion, the arts, show business, and the military which have resulted in special historical significance.

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Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek, Latin, Spanish

From Library Journal:

For the purposes of this book, editor Kohn (The Dictionary of Historic Documents) has defined a scandal as "a grave loss of or injury to reputation resulting from actual or apparent breach or violation of morality, ethics, propriety, or law." Entries span from the 1600s to the present and range from the false accusation of dishonesty against Isaac Allerton (1630) to Watergate (1972) to John and Lorena Bobbitt (1993) and Thomas Capano (1998). Whitewater is cross-referenced to an article titled "Bill Clinton: Impeached U.S. President," while President Clinton's sexual escapades are discussed in the entry "Bill Clinton: Slick Willie's Womanizing and Lying." There is no cross reference from Travelgate to Vince Foster; nor is there an entry for Hillary Clinton. Some topics, including Karen Silkwood, Lizzie Borden, and Claus Von Bulow, are included simply because they are still of interest to readers and meet the book's broad definition of scandal. The information is brief (from a column to two pages) but accurate. A few photos are interspersed throughout the text, as in most Facts On File publications. This affordable and useful title is recommended for public and academic libraries. (Bibliography and index not seen.)DLaurie Selwyn, San Antonio P.L., TX
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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