Weird History 101

by John Richard Stephens

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, World History, Humor

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, a fairly enjoyable and interesting read. It has some great eyewitness accounts of famous events (Wyatt Earp's testimony about the gunfight at the OK Corral, the Red Baron's death, Captain Morgan's assault and sack of Panama)... However, I didn't like how the author tends to editorialize events. That, combined with the fact that there is VERY LITTLE in the way of bibliographic citations, made the material feel suspect at times.

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't so much weird history as just random bits of this and that. The book is mostly made up of snippets and primary source stuff with mediocrely written and questionably researched commentary. Not anything special, and not worth going out of your way for.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the anecdotes are a bit hyperbolic while others, taken out of context, sound more weird than they should.

[QED137 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read, but I question the author's sources.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the history presented in first hand accounts. Unfortunately there was a lot of guilt-tripping about the American Indians. Yeah, I get it. We killed them all and ruined their culture. Let's move on to the other 6000 years of history.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting. I'm enjoying it very much right now!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was really funny...a good bathroom book.

[Carrie]

...maybe I'll come back to this one later...

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light but interesting look at some history from unique perspectives. If you like history you will like this one.

[Ashes Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, lots of goodies to learn. Definitely changed my view on our country and its founding quite a bit.

[Sam]

Maybe I'll come back to this at a later time, but I've been having the worst time trying to get into it.

[Rosalía · Rating 4 out of 5]

WEIRD HISTORY 101 shares some interesting, fun, and enlightening tidbits in history.

[A. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't get into it. It was way too tedious and is written like a textbook. Definitely not what I expected.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of a quirky book. Factoids of history.

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este es, ese libro aleatorio en la repisa. No tiene que ver con historia, aunque sí sus personajes, y no tiene que ver con nada. Mood Seinfeld en historia aunque más cayendo a la narrativa de datos sin importancia, notabilidad, celebración no obstante siempre ahí, sus personajes notables de momentos altos del movimiento de la humanidad. Es un libro ligero. Primero, recomiendo darle un lugar importante a la historia, de ahí la inquietud personal x adentrarme en lecturas de ese tema. "Quién no conoce su historia está condenado a repetirla". Quizá, y muy probablemente esa frase sea en parte verdad, quizá, el deseo de futuralgia (Dieck) sea también, y por qué no, de mayor peso y valor espiritual el salir de ese síntoma que hablaba Freud y crear esos momentos que sabemos, algún día, se convertirán en recuerdos.

lsqm. cuídense.

[Diann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, some of what is included here is weird. Some is just sad, especially the "Victims of History" chapter. But there are some amusing tidbits, and I found the espionage Falcon/Christopher Boyce section fascinating. Also, good to learn some details about Atilla the Hun. A few "throwaway " facts dropped in hither and yonder were interesting to learn. But no, it's not all just "weird history."

[Gary Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting facts and a fun read.

[Bill Baltas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the book entertaining.

[KP Duty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Keep your fact-checker handy... numerous dubious claims, some embarrassingly obvious.

[London Sindelar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read it all through really thoroughly, but I read most of it and I thought it was very interesting. I'm kind of a history buff and I'm pretty knowledgeable about history but I was fascinated with all of the new facts I've learned. I encourage people to read this book, but not if you don't enjoy history facts.

[Larry Stones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some fun things - but I was turned off by the times he started preaching about issues. He is particularly hard on God and the United States.
(This was a Christmas Book - I try to read any book I get for Christmas - it is just a principle.)

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book!!

[Melissa Abercrombie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great roadtrip book. I could read snippets and dazzle my husband with things he never knew before, spurring conversation.

[Evan Macrone (Will Work For Books) · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Too bad this wasn't your history textbook!"-Basically the blurb.

Well, it sure feels like it is.