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Title: juvenile, mean-spirited, and boring
Review: This is really a horrible book. It is, apparently, the author'sintention to try and unearth real or imagined "scandals"and then to enjoy a good hearty laugh at his victim'sexpenses. Thus we learn that although Jane Appleton Piercelost her 13-year-son in a railroad accident that greatlydepressed her (seems reasonable enough), she was, according toFarquhar, a "real loony" because she was depressed.Similarly he jumps into homophobia by suggesting that JamesBuchanan was gay; and then winks and nods by telling us aboutthe long-time male companion he lived with and how sadhe was when he left.THIS is a scandal??As I breezed through more of the same kind of nonsense, Irealized that Mr. Farquhar's research is astoundingly limited,and in some cases, non-existent. His facts in many places areincorrect, and his desire to make fun of every public leaderwho may have had even the smallest human failing is ultimatelyjust tiring.Truly, one of the worst books I have ever read.
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