It All Started With Columbus [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Richard Armour (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1963

Humor

Product Details

• Paperback: 119 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Book; 1ST edition (1963)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 5253025510
• ISBN-13: 978-5253025512
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,426,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When History Cross-breeds with Humor, January 16, 2001

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Franklin Stuart (Moreno Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It All Started With Columbus (Hardcover)

This book is, quite simply, a masterpiece of American humor. However, the same can be said of most of Richard Armour's books, including such classics as "It All Started With Marx," "English Lit Relit," "Twisted Tales From Shakespeare" (with its classic description of Hamlet entering 'with his nose in a book, perhaps to keep his place'), and of course "The Classics Reclassified." This is the cream of the crop, which is saying a lot given the quality of the crop. Starting with Christopher Columbus and working his way into the twentieth century, Armour has combined great scholarship with a wild sense of humor (Explorers returned with "Chinaware from China, Indiaware from India, and Underware from Down Under") to make an indelible mark on the study of history. And it will contribute to the reader's knowledge, because you will grasp obscure facts better by virtue of Armour's jokes. This has been one of my favorite books for many years, and it is WELL WORTH finding in a library or a book-finding service; the history buff will want to re-read it frequently for a good laugh!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Hystery, May 23, 2000

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Bert Potts (Bradenton, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It All Started With Columbus (Hardcover)

If you are a History fan, you MUST read this, and any of the other books by Richard Armour. You will DEFINITELY look at America in a Whole NEW light...even if this book IS out of print! Maybe we can start a movement to have his stuff brought back! It is a CLASSIC in the True sense of the word. I especially love the description about Davy Crockett.. "He wore a Coonskin Cap and Bucksin Coat -but it never says wether or not he wore pants..."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, January 28, 2001

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Gary A. Levine (Seminole, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It All Started With Columbus (Hardcover)

Although not as good as his "Twisted Tales from Shakespeare" and "The Classics Reclassified," this volume is still a funny overview of American History.