A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse
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- Author：John Lithgow
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Summary
The next book in John Lithgow's New York Times bestselling series
Following the success of New York Times bestsellers Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown， award-winning actor， author， and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series。 A Confederacy of Dumptys takes us through a history of twenty-five "American Scoundrels" in this all-new collection of Lithgow's satirical poems and illustrations。
While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power， it was nothing new。 Through Lithgow's cutting humor， you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J。 Trump， powerful men and women who were corrupt， venal， criminal， adulterous， racist， or just plain disgusting。 With dark and lyrical stories from across American history， you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today， including the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan， the perpetrator of 19th century women's pyramid schemes， and participants in both the Watergate scandal and the Capitol insurrection。 Trump and Nixon show up， of course， but also Leona Helmsley， Boss Tweed， Typhoid Mary， Newt Gingrich， Ted Cruz， and many more。 Skipping through time， and delivered with classic Lithgow wit and style， A Confederacy of Dumptys is an exuberant reminder of how not to repeat history。
Digital audio edition read by the author。
The perfect book for:
• Political satire fans—viewers of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah， Last Week Tonight with John Oliver， and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert。
• American history buffs and trivia enthusiasts—readers of Jon's Stewart's America （The Book）: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction and Josh Clark's Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things。
• Poetry， art， and illustration aficionados。
Following the success of New York Times bestsellers Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown， award-winning actor， author， and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series。 A Confederacy of Dumptys takes us through a history of twenty-five "American Scoundrels" in this all-new collection of Lithgow's satirical poems and illustrations。
While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power， it was nothing new。 Through Lithgow's cutting humor， you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J。 Trump， powerful men and women who were corrupt， venal， criminal， adulterous， racist， or just plain disgusting。 With dark and lyrical stories from across American history， you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today， including the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan， the perpetrator of 19th century women's pyramid schemes， and participants in both the Watergate scandal and the Capitol insurrection。 Trump and Nixon show up， of course， but also Leona Helmsley， Boss Tweed， Typhoid Mary， Newt Gingrich， Ted Cruz， and many more。 Skipping through time， and delivered with classic Lithgow wit and style， A Confederacy of Dumptys is an exuberant reminder of how not to repeat history。
Digital audio edition read by the author。
The perfect book for:
• Political satire fans—viewers of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah， Last Week Tonight with John Oliver， and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert。
• American history buffs and trivia enthusiasts—readers of Jon's Stewart's America （The Book）: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction and Josh Clark's Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things。
• Poetry， art， and illustration aficionados。
Reviews
Joyce Giltz
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Great satireI liked everything。 Especially the part was alive for。 It was sad remembering some of the past though。 This book made me laugh at some of the stories。
TENN2ARIZ
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A light and entertaining， but sadly true， set of verses about the most corrupt "leaders" in our history from the KKK to Boss Tweed to Spiro Agnew to Trump and all his enablers。 A light and entertaining， but sadly true， set of verses about the most corrupt "leaders" in our history from the KKK to Boss Tweed to Spiro Agnew to Trump and all his enablers。 。。。more
Cynthia L。 Riser
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Excellent Tells the story of the United States that many of us wish to forget instead of learn from。 After reading this I have no doubt that are country with it's refusal to learn from mistakes is headed for another civil war。 That is Unless Covid 19 takes a toll on most of the Trump supporters。 Excellent Tells the story of the United States that many of us wish to forget instead of learn from。 After reading this I have no doubt that are country with it's refusal to learn from mistakes is headed for another civil war。 That is Unless Covid 19 takes a toll on most of the Trump supporters。 。。。more
Katy Koivastik
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The enormity of John Lithgow’s talent is unfair。 Not only is he a brilliant actor， but his powers of observation and the ability to turn what he sees and hears into verse， complete with accomplished pen and ink illustrations， are wondrous。 Bravo！！！
Marilyn Renaudin
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super verseThis was a book of poetry that brought you ，both to tears and a place of joy！ All history should be taught by limerick！ Thank you John！
Onceinabluemoon
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You need humor to face reality！
Barbara Bingham
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Good to Remember！ Well written， fun to read， factual， very witty and beautifully rhymed even！ I would most ardently， gladly and highly recommend this treasure！
Kabir Mehta
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Spot on and delicious。
Lezley
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