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Comic History of the United States

Bill Nye

Book Overview: 

This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author’s caustic wit is evident throughout the book in his numerous sarcastic and humorous remarks. The reader will enjoy a “different” type of history book based on facts, yet caustically embellished for entertainment purposes.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK.

The author will now refer to the discovery of the Hudson River and the town of New York via Fort Lee and the 125th Street Ferry.

New York was afterwards sold for twenty-four dollars,—the whole island. When I think of this I go into my family gallery, which I also use as a swear room, and tell those ancestors of mine what I think of them. Where were they when New York was sold for twenty-four dollars? Were they having their portraits painted by Landseer, or their deposition taken by Jeffreys, or having their Little Lord Fauntleroy clothes made?

Do not encourage them to believe that they will escape me in future years. Some of them died unregenerate, and are now, I am told, in a country where they may possibly be damned; and I will attend to the others personally.

Twenty-four dollars for New York! Why, my Croton-water tax on one house and lot with fifty feet four and one-fourth inches front is fifty-nine do. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I started reading this because I thought it was a history of the US by Bill Nye, the Science Guy. Only to find out that there was a comic writer of some hundred years ago or more also named Bill Nye (not the Science Guy). I kept reading it because it was a populist history of the US and I thought it

Interesting snapshot of 1880’s American popular thought. Humorous, surprisingly modern language, but savagely racist, as I suspect were most Americans then as now. I was able to appreciate much of the books humor. I valued the perspective on what history seemed important then. I also appreciated the

So should of read the reviews and not have just selected it. Its NOT BILL NYE the science guy. Listening to the audio book is a female voice so i cant even pretend its Bill reading it which might of made it fun regardless. I don't like history know it exist but im out of school so i dont have an int

Difficult to read for me, mostly because it's so different than the history we were taught in school.

The Comic History of the United States by Bill Nye (no, not THAT Bill Nye. This book was written in the 1880s.)

The book goes from Christopher Columbus to Grover Cleveland, telling an almost completely factual, yet slightly off and a little bit satirical and laughable story of America’s history.
Havi

After reading the first few chapters of Comic History of the United States by Bill Nye I realized I was reading the words without really understanding (and appreciating) it. Not being one to read anything and not enjoying it (much less understanding it) I started again. In order to understand and ap

I downloaded from LibrVox and listened to on child pick-up run today. Some funny commentaries on Queen Isabella, Columbus, Penn and Native Americans. Probably was funnier in its time. Volunteer read- she did a good job.

Bill Nye's Comic History of the United States, published in 1894, is a funny little book. Nye is more droll than funny, his puns and word play are quaint. Bill Nye is a 19th century humorist who has several comic histories and books of commentary. Despite the age of his work and the changes is style

Maybe I'm partial to Bill Nye, or maybe I find the lack of political correctness somewhat refreshing. Does that make me a bad person? I hope not! Controversial review to come!

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