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100 1 _aNye, Bill,
_d1850-1896
245 1 0 _aComic History of the United States
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-05-13
508 _aProduced by Joseph R. Hauser, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Comic History of the United States" by Bill Nye is a humorous historical account written in the late 19th century. This work offers a light-hearted and satirical take on American history, covering key events from the discovery of America to the founding of the Republic, while intertwining fiction and facts in an entertaining manner. The book aims to humanize historical figures and events, transforming often dry historical narratives into engaging and lively tales. The beginning of the text sets the stage with a playful preface, explaining the author's intention to present historical facts in a more palatable and attractive way, similarly to dressing a child in beautiful clothes. Nye introduces readers to Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus, depicting their interactions leading up to Columbus's famous voyage in a comical light. The narrative highlights Isabella's determination to fund Columbus's expedition despite financial difficulties, bringing humor to the historical complexities surrounding the discovery of America. The tone is both whimsical and critical, suggesting a blend of fact and farce as it examines the quirks and struggles of the early explorers and settlers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican wit and humor
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Humor
653 _aCaricatures and cartoons -- United States
700 1 _aOpper, Frederick Burr,
_d1857-1937
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21427
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