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A treasury of foolishly forgotten Americans : pirates, skinflints, patriots, and other colorful characters stuck in the footnotes of history

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  • Author: Farquhar, Michael
    Contributor: Heller, Johnny
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2008
    Summary:

    Michael Farquhar ransacked the archives to rescue 30 almost-famous Americans from the dust bin of obscurity. These colorful figures range from Mayflower Murderer John Billington (1624) to Dick Fosbury, father of the "Flop" (1968).

    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies
    Subject(s): United States
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781456105105