The Decline and Fall of practically everybody
by Cuppy, Will frey50
Published by : Henry Holt and Company (New York) , 1950 Physical details: 230 p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 - 899 | 817 Cup (Browse shelf) | Available | 22008 |
Part 1: It seems there were two Egyptians -- Cheops, or Khufu -- Hatshepsut -- Part II: Ancient Greeks and worse -- Pericles -- Alexander the Great -- Hannibal -- Cleopatra -- Nero -- Part III: Strange bedfellows -- Attila the Hun -- Charlemagne -- Lady Godiva -- Lucrezia Borgia -- Philip the Sap -- Part IV: A few greats -- Louis XIV -- Madame du Barry -- Peter the Great -- Catherine the Great -- Frederick the Great -- Part V: Merrie England -- William the Conqueror -- Henry VIII -- Elizabeth -- George III -- Part VI: Now we're getting somewhere -- Leif the lucky -- Christopher Columbus -- Montezuma -- Captain John Smith -- Miles Standish -- Part VII: They all had their fun -- Some royal pranks -- Some royal stomachs.
A humorous look at history