New Encyclopedia of American Scandal - Hardcover

Kohn, George Childs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965170403 ISBN 13: 9780965170406

Publisher: Facts On File, 1990

Synopsis

This unique collection of scandalous activities and pursuits provides a historic reference to the dark side of American history. Covering infamous scandals from the 1630s to the present, The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal fills an important historical niche, tackling lurid subject matter without itself being lurid. Updated throughout, it includes figures and events from politics, business, sports, religion, the arts, high society, and the military. Entries include the Mayflower Madam, Patty Hearst, Warren G. Harding, the Kennedy men, the Kent State Shootings, and Watergate. Deceit, bribery, sex, power, murder, and fame-all of the elements are captured here in this uncensored account of scandals throughout American history.

Praise for the previous edition: "...informational as well as entertaining."

George Childs has written or edited numerous reference works, including The Dictionary of Historic Documents, The Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, and The Dictionary of Wars (all for Facts On File). He lives in Madison, CT.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts On File
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965170403
• ISBN 13: 9780965170406
• Binding: Hardcover