crazy ass moments in american politics Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Teddy Roosevelt signs the Food and Drugs Act into law(creating the FDA)after reading Upton Sinclair’s socialist manifesto ‘The Jungle’ and misunderstanding the original message. As Sinclair described; "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident hit its stomach."(1906) https://t.co/YuN6zCpe9E
Paperback, 2022
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On the House: A Washington Memoir
John Boehner
Former Rep. and (future) Speaker of the House John Boehner admits to openly handing out tobacco lobbyist checks to representatives on the House floor to vote in favor tobacco subsidies. 30 years later he becomes a chairman at Reynolds America. (1995) https://t.co/vOJJVrrUad
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The American Revolution: 1745 - 1784
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin convinces France to support the American Revolution, with the French sending financial, material, and later military support to get revenge against the British after the Seven Years war, bankrupting France in the process. (1778) https://t.co/UcNFmCcd25
Paperback, 2014
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The Jungle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Upton Sinclair
Teddy Roosevelt signs the Food and Drugs Act into law(creating the FDA)after reading Upton Sinclair’s socialist manifesto ‘The Jungle’ and misunderstanding the original message. As Sinclair described; "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident hit its stomach."(1906) https://t.co/YuN6zCpe9E
Paperback, 2006
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