Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of Am Erican Politics
Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of American Politics
$37.60
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2011
Summary
Two Centuries of Scandalous Rumors, Over-the-Top Insults, and Low-Down Slurs.
We bemoan the loss of civility in public discourse these days, but mudslinging is an American tradition as old as the republic. Not everyone admired the Father of Our Country. President Washington‘s enemies called him a cheapskate, a hyena, a horse beater, a spoiled child, and a tyrannical monster, among other epithets. "You are utterly incapable to steer the political ship," wrote one outr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399536915 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0399536914 |
| Author: | Rosemarie Ostler |
| Publisher: | Tarcherperigee |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 137mm x 188mm |
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Rosemarie Ostler
Rosemarie Ostler, a linguist and librarian, has written on this topic for The Saturday Evening Post, and her work has also appeared in The Futurist, Oregon Quarterly, Whole Earth, and Writers’ Journal.
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