Vandals, Scapegoats, and Bootleggers - Thompson, Andrew
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Every word has a history—and the best ones are stranger, funnier, and more shocking than you’d ever guess Think you know the English language? Think again. Behind every familiar word is a tale of history, scandal, or pure absurdity. VANDALS, SCAPEGOATS, AND BOOTLEGGERS is the fascinating follow-up to Andrew Thompson’s bestselling Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red. Once again, Thompson delivers an irresistible collection for trivia lovers, word enthusiasts, and history buffs alike. Packed with more than 400 fun and educational entries, this new volume explores the unexpected, bizarre, and…mehr

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Every word has a history—and the best ones are stranger, funnier, and more shocking than you’d ever guess Think you know the English language? Think again. Behind every familiar word is a tale of history, scandal, or pure absurdity. VANDALS, SCAPEGOATS, AND BOOTLEGGERS is the fascinating follow-up to Andrew Thompson’s bestselling Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red. Once again, Thompson delivers an irresistible collection for trivia lovers, word enthusiasts, and history buffs alike. Packed with more than 400 fun and educational entries, this new volume explores the unexpected, bizarre, and sometimes hilarious backstories of everyday words we rarely stop to question. From the criminal roots of “bootlegger” and the rebellious origins of “vandal,” to unexpected histories behind words like “quarantine,” “pundit,” “hooligan,” and “scapegoat,” Thompson reveals how historical events, colorful characters, and forgotten customs shaped the language we use today. Smart, surprising, and endlessly entertaining, VANDALS, SCAPEGOATS, AND BOOTLEGGERS is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys learning something new.
Autorenporträt
Born in Australia in 1972, Andrew Thompson lived in London, England for 12 years where he practiced law, before embarking on a three year world tour that took him to 38 countries, including all of the habitable continents. Andrew has written eight bestselling trivia books, Why Skies are Blue and Parrots Talk, Why Do Kamikaze Pilots Wear Helmets?, What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?, Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?, Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red, Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke?, Why Does Bright Light Make You Sneeze?, and Spiders, Clowns, and Great Mole Rats, as well as the novel The Hemingway Solution, the travel memoir Dog Days, and a book about misused words The Suppository of all Wisdom.