Books by Richard Shenkman and Complete Book Reviews

Presidential Ambition: How the Presidents Gained Power, Kept Power, and Got Things Done

Richard Shenkman, Author HarperCollins Publishers $26 (361p) ISBN 978-0-06-018373-8

Shenkman practices the breed of historical revisionism that some call anti-American history. This is a genre prone to suggesting that most traditional American heroes--especially heroic white males--were made of tin. Training his fire on the world's

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Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History

Richard Shenkman, Author William Morrow & Company $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-06580-5

This entertaining look at the myths Americans live by debunks everything from the sanctity of the Founding Fathers to the notion that concern for defendants' rights is a recent development. Shenkman, coauthor of One Night Stands with American...

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""I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not,"" Warren Harding

Richard Shenkman, Author Harper Perennial $20 (226p) ISBN 978-0-06-016346-4

Lacking the verve and elan of Shenkman's Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American History , this sequel is a more conventional history, although debunkery is once again the author's mission. Readers learn that flag worship is a relatively new...

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Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of World History

Richard Shenkman, Author HarperCollins Publishers $20 (301p) ISBN 978-0-06-016803-2

While not exactly revisionist history as scholars define it, this is a breezy, entertaining, if occasionally too flippant, attempt to clear up many popular misconceptions. Shenkman ( Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History ) here...

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