George Washington is Cash Money: A No-Bullshit Guide to the United Myths of America

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Cory O'Brien (Cory O'Brien) Soren Melville (Soren Melville)

George Washington is Cash Money

A No-Bullshit Guide to the United Myths of America

Cory O'Brien (Cory O'Brien), Soren Melville (Soren Melville)

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English

TarcherPerigee
15 January 2017

Humour

From the creator of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, an irreverent, crass, and totally true look at the greatest moments and players in US history.

PREPARE TO BE BEAKED BY THE MAJESTIC EAGLE OF HISTORY

Most of us are familiar with the greatest hits and legendary heroes of US history. In George Washington Is Cash Money, Cory O'Brien, author of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, does away with the pomp and circumstance and calls America's history what it is- one long, violent soap opera.

In his signature clever, crude, and cuss-ridden style, O'Brien reminds us that-

. Teddy Roosevelt stopped bullets with his manly chest

. Harriet Tubman avoided danger by having prophetic seizures. . Joseph Smith invented Mormonism by staring into a hat full of rocks. . Billy the Kid was finally defeated by the smell of fresh bacon.

And there's plenty more Star Spangled stupidity where that came from!

By: Cory O'Brien (Cory O'Brien)
Illustrated by: Soren Melville (Soren Melville)
Imprint: TarcherPerigee
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780399173486
ISBN 10: 039917348X
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cory O'Brien is a word-wizard and technojester of the first degree and the creator of Myths Retold! (BetterMyths.com), as well as the author of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, George Washington is Cash Money, and his debut novel Two Truths and a Lie. He reads and writes mythology, science fiction, and computer code. He has camped with gypsies, juggled for food, and driven across the country in a car powered by vegetable oil. Now he lives in Chicago, where he recently graduated with an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Cory's dream is to one day travel to Mars, or at least to own a jacket made entirely of pockets.

Reviews for George Washington is Cash Money: A No-Bullshit Guide to the United Myths of America

Praise for Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes “I was giggling by the first page and full blown LOLing by the first myth. It’s really that funny.” –Electric Feast “It is in fact the not-so-delicate, in-your-face attitude, sarcasm, and black humor that have made this book an instant standout against the other mythology chronicles of its time.” –The Blue & Gold