The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody

by WillCuppy (Author)

Synopsis

Why do unfortunates suffer from Montezuma's revenge? Just what was so Great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard - Mark Anthony? Learn all this and more in Will Cuppy's humorous romp through the great names of world history. First published in 1950, this lighthearted but accurately researched volume presents the stories of villains and heroes through the ages - from Nero and Cleopatra to Attila the Hun; from Lady Godiva and Lucrezia Borgia to Christopher Columbus and Leif the Lucky - as you've never known them before: foolish, fallible, and very much our common ancestors.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd
Published: 30 Nov 2002

ISBN 10: 0750932031
ISBN 13: 9780750932035

Author Bio
Will Cuppy wrote a weekly column of reviews of mystery books for the New York Herald Tribune and various freelance journalism for other newspapers and magazines. His other books include How to tell your friends from the Apes (1931). How to get from January to December and How to become Extinct. He died in 1949.