Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity, And American Politics
by Collins, Gail
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- ISBN 10
- 0688149146
- ISBN 13
- 9780688149147
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Did Woodrow Wilson murder his first wife? Of course not. Did Hillary Clinton throw the lamp? Maybe. From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years, Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair, she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time, noting how a rumor, like an unpredictable summer tornado, can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes over another with hardly a rustle. "Hilariously readable" (The Economist), Scorpion Tongues offers sinful scandals and mild hearsay for every taste.
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- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- N22I-01901
- Title
- Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity, And American Politics
- Author
- Collins, Gail
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688149146
- ISBN 13
- 9780688149147
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 1998
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