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    Comic History of the United States
    Comic History of the United States
    Comic History of the United States
    Audiobook6 hours

    Comic History of the United States

    Written by Bill Nye

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    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.(Summary by Allyson Hester)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Bill Nye

    Bill Nye is a scientist, engineer, comedian, and inventor. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University where he studied under Carl Sagan, and worked on the 747 as an engineer at Boeing before creating and hosting his much-loved Emmy award-winning PBS/Discovery Channel show Bill Nye the Science Guy. He holds six Honorary Doctorate degrees from Lehigh University, Willamette University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College, and Johns Hopkins, and teaches at Cornell regularly as a visiting professor.

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      Once more, the narrator is the fatal flaw. I would enjoy reading hard copy of this material.