This amusing book examines the famous events and figures of American history through the cracked yet increasingly popular lens of "political correctness". From the voyage of Columbus to the taming of the Wild West, accounts of the American past are shrewdly recast according to trendy notions regarding gender issues, the environment, and other current concerns. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Title: The Politically Correct Guide To American History
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0517704102
ISBN 13: 9780517704103
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Book Type: Ex-Library

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This amusing book examines the famous events and figures of American history through the cracked yet increasingly popular lens of "political correctness." From the voyage of Columbus to the taming of the Wild West, accounts of the American past are shrewdly recast according to trendy notions regarding gender issues, the environment, and other current concerns.

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Edward P. Moser is a melanin-impoverished, testosterone-enhanced person whose Swiss-Irish ancestry condemns him to the habitual intake of chocolate and alcoholic poisons. A contributing writer to The Tonight Show, he has had may humorous commentaries published in such periodicals as the Washington Post and The Boston Globe. An analyst for a Washington, D.C.-area firm, he has also been a wage slave for the U.S. Senate and the National Academy of Sciences.

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