Description: Alexandra Petri's US History by Alexandra Petri A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petris US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed! FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As a columnist for the Washington Post, Alexandra Petri has watched in real time as those who didnt learn from history have been forced to repeat it. And repeat it. And repeat it. If we repeat history one more time, were going to fail! Maybe its time for a new textbook. Alexandra Petris US History contains a lost (invented!) history of America. (A history for people disappointed that the only president whose weird sex letters we have is Warren G. Harding.) Petris "historical fan fiction" draws on real events and completely absurd fabrications to create a laugh-out-loud, irreverent takedown of our nations complicated past. On Petris deranged timeline, John and Abigail Adams try sexting, the March sisters from Little Women are sixty feet tall, and Susan Sontag goes to summer camp. Nearly eighty short, hilarious pieces span centuries of American history and culture. Ayn Rand rewrites The Little Engine That Could. Nikola Teslas friends stage an intervention when he falls in love with a pigeon. The characters from Sesame Street invade Normandy. And Mark Twain-who famously said reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated-offers a detailed account of his undeath, in which he becomes a zombie. This side-splitting work of historical humor shows why Alexandra Petri has been hailed as a "genius,"* a "national treasure,"† and "one of the funniest writers alive"‡. *Olivia Nuzzi, Katha Pollitt †Julia Ioffe, Katy Tur, John Scalzi, Chuck Wendig, Jamil Smith, and Susan Hennessey ‡Randall Munroe Author Biography Alexandra Petri is a humorist and columnist for the Washington Post and author of three books including Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why, a Thurber Prize finalist. She lives in Washington, DC. Review "Petris writing is consistently witty and erudite without the slightest hint of pretentiousness… If you can make the 19th-century debate over monetary policy funny, youre clearly on to something." -- Matthew Cantor - The Guardian"Brilliantly bananas…. Petris latest book demonstrates primarily two things: One, she is a genius; and two, no, she really is…. Satire at the highest level. …[A] godsend of a book." -- Amy Fusselman - The Washington Post Details ISBN1324074760 Author Alexandra Petri Pages 352 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781324074762 Format Paperback Subtitle Important American Documents (I Made Up) Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2024-04-02 UK Release Date 2024-04-02 DEWEY 973.0207 Audience General ISBN-10 1324074760 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2024-05-03 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Alternative 9781324006435 Illustrations 3 illustrations US Release Date 2024-05-03 AU Release Date 2024-05-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160195344;
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