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Humorous History

History need not be a ceaseless recitation of dates and names. It can be--dare I say it?--fun and funny as well as enlightening.

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17 items

  • Bad Days in History

    a Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year

    Farquhar, Michael,
    Book, 2015Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [2015] — 909 Far
  • Black AF History

    the Un-whitewashed Story of America

    Harriot, Michael,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DeySt., an imprint of William Morrow, [2023] — 973.049 Har
  • Humans

    a Brief History of How We F----d It All Up

    Phillips, Tom (Journalist),
    Book, 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2019. — 904.7 Phi
  • Get Well Soon

    History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

    Wright, Jennifer, 1986-
    Book, 2017New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017. — 614.4 Wri
  • It Ended Badly

    Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History

    Wright, Jennifer, 1986-
    Book, 2015New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015. — 302.02 Wri
  • Quackery

    a Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

    Kang, Lydia,
    Book, 2017New York : Workman Publishing, [2017] — 615.856 Kan
  • Gumption

    Relighting the Torch of Freedom With America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

    Offerman, Nick, 1970-
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Dutton, [2015] — 973.002 Off
  • A (brief) History of Vice

    How Bad Behavior Built Civilization

    Evans, Robert, 1988-
    Book, 2016New York, New York : A Plume Book, [2016] — 179.809 Eva
  • Unruly

    The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

    Mitchell, David
    eBook, 2023Crown, 2023
  • At Home

    a Short History of Private Life

    Bryson, Bill
    Book, 2010New York : Doubleday, c2010. — 643.1 Bry
  • How to Survive History

    How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes

    Cassidy, Cody,
    Book, 2023[New York, NY] : Penguin Books, [2023] — 904 Cas