Vandals, Scapegoats, and Bootleggers: The Curious Origins of Everyday Words (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781965636312)

Vendor: Andrew Thompson
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Format: Paperback
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Vandals, Scapegoats, and Bootleggers: The Curious Origins of Everyday Words

$14.95

Vandals, Scapegoats, and Bootleggers: The Curious Origins of Everyday Words

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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Every word has a history--and the best ones are stranger, funnier, and more shocking than you'd ever guess

Think you know the English language? Think again. Behind every familiar word is a tale of history, scandal, or pure absurdity. VANDALS, SCAPEGOATS, AND BOOTLEGGERS is the fascinating follow-up to Andrew Thompson's bestselling Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red. Once again, Thompson delivers an irresistible collection for trivia lovers, word enthusiasts, and history buffs alike.

Packed with more than 400 fun and educational entries, this new volume explores the unexpected, bizarre, and sometimes hilarious backstories of everyday words we rarely stop to question. From the criminal roots of "bootlegger" and the rebellious origins of "vandal," to unexpected histories behind words like "quarantine," "pundit," "hooligan," and "scapegoat," Thompson reveals how historical events, colorful characters, and forgotten customs shaped the language we use today.

Smart, surprising, and endlessly entertaining, VANDALS, SCAPEGOATS, AND BOOTLEGGERS is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys learning something new.

Author: Andrew Thompson
ISBN-10: 1965636314
ISBN-13: 9781965636312
Publisher: BlueStone Books
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2026
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
By Andrew Thompson
By Andrew Thompson
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Born in Australia in 1972, Andrew Thompson lived in London, England for 12 years where he practiced law, before embarking on a three year world tour that took him to 38 countries, including all of the habitable continents. Andrew has written eight bestselling trivia books, Why Skies are Blue and Parrots Talk, Why Do Kamikaze Pilots Wear Helmets?, What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?, Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?, Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red, Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke?, Why Does Bright Light Make You Sneeze?, and Spiders, Clowns, and Great Mole Rats, as well as the novel The Hemingway Solution, the travel memoir Dog Days, and a book about misused words The Suppository of all Wisdom.

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