They Never Said It Download

Author: Paul F. Boller
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0195064690

They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time. Download They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George examine hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why we should consign them to the historical trashcan.
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