Great American Scandals

by Publications International

This collection of over 100 stories offers a host of juicy details about America’s most intriguing scandals in politics, sports, and popular culture.
From the Teapot Dome scandal to the Equifax hack, learn about more the shocking, sad, and unusual events that shaped the country’s history.
Text is conventionally broken into 10 chapters, including "Lies, Bribes, and Other Unsavory Deeds," "Misconduct in High Office," and "Leaks, Hacks, and Spies."
Padded hardcover, 272 pages.

Genres: Nonfiction, American History

272 pages, Hardcover

Published March 19, 2019

About the author

Publications International, Ltd. (PIL) is a leading North American publisher, producing hundreds of new titles each year and printing millions of books annually. CEO Louis Weber founded the company in 1967 with a mission to provide high-quality, high-value products for consumers worldwide.

PIL publishes books in many categories, including the popular Brain Games® series of puzzle, sticker and coloring books, in addition to cookbooks, children’s books, craft, reference and much more.

PIL's bestselling Brain Games® product line features a wide array of puzzle books, including standards such as word searches, crosswords, sudokus, codewords, and cryptograms, as well as variety puzzle books themed around crime, Christmas, summer, celebrities, and more.

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Reviews

[alivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

i really only bought this because of the cover, but before reading i thought it going to be more about hollywood scandals rather that what it was actually about. though this was interesting, i found myself being a bit bored.

[Michelle Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.6-
Very interesting. This was a gift from my mother. I truly enjoyed it. However, I would have enjoyed it more if the content had expanded outside of the political narrative a bit more.

[William Schram · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book from a Barnes and Noble for ten dollars. It looked interesting at the time.

Great American Scandals is a book that does what it says on the cover. It discusses scandals in all sorts of fields from finance to entertainment.

The book reminded me of a lot of different people who had committed crimes or acts of treason. Who could forget Bernie Madoff and his massive Ponzi scheme? I could, that’s who.

The book was adequate. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[Steven Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice “Pulp Non-Fiction.” Great book for bathroom reading although it needs better editing.

[Diane Church · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed in this book. It was too much like a documentary.

[Emma Kaiser · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was interesting to a point. If you love non-fiction and jumping around history back and forth x10 then this book is for you. A solid meh. Wouldn't read it again.

[Oxie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This compendium gives short, brief descriptions of different scandals in American history. The story-telling is far from robust; this book is the definition of light reading.