Calling B&N today to see if they have Larry Flints ---One Nation Under Sex.
Also- Sky Lights and Screen Doors written by the brother of Pamalia Smarts husband.
Found both books and started on the Larry Flint book first----really reverent with the Weiner scandal in the news today. Written by David Eisenbach PH.D , Contracted by Larry Flint I would guess, 10 pages of bibliography and a 5 page Index---
This is the kind of book a parent with a weird sense of humor would give to an 8 grader to drive their history teacher nuts.
The questioning of a politicians morals in Private life seem to go back to our founding fathers. What is amazing is how many of them used their wives to sexually seduce others in power for their own advantage.
I am only on the third chapter and found Ben Franklin brought over from France an upstanding man well acquainted with battle, a lover of little boys to train our solders at Vally Forge. Franklin cared not about the mans sexual acts, just that he was of great use to Washington. DADT way back when.
Anyone interested in American History and how life was back then will see the parallels before one gets past the first few chapters.
Our press at the time published rumors of all kind of high jinks and these are recounted with the press of France.
Was Dolly Madison a hero or Doxie.-----Fascinating so far and yes I am the kind of person that would have make sure my kids in going through the grades into College used this book for homework had it been available at that time.
Another book," Lies my teachers taught me" is another excellent way to make sure the teachers know their stuff and not just teaching what they were taught.