Book #66: "Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States"

As promised, the first part of Dave Barry's trip through US History. I have read this book probably twenty times, and still laugh at lines like, "...things remained fairly calm until 1825, which saw the election of yet another person named John Adams, who was backed by the Party to Elect Only Presidents Named John Adams." Or the bit about Teddy Roosevelt and the stick ("nicknamed Betsy").

It occurred to me on this reading that I have no idea what political party Dave Barry belongs to-not that it matters, but everything seems to be about politics these days, and I find it interesting that I can't tell. Also, he mentions the year he was born, which means he's pushing 70, which is MIND-BOGGLING to me. I mean, I know he's been writing books most of my life, but somehow he just never seems to get older.

Author: Dave Barry

Potentially objectionable content: Some language and crude humor