A Confederacy of Dumptys
A Confederacy of Dumptys The third New York Times bestseller in John Lithgow's satirical poetry series.Following the success of Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, award-winning actor, author,…
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A Confederacy of Dumptys
The third New York Times bestseller in John Lithgow's satirical poetry series.Following the success of Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series. In A Confederacy of Dumptys, Lithgow shifts his focus to some of the biggest scoundrels in American history, from Richard Nixon to Newt Gingrich, Leona Helmsley to the Sackler family. While the blatant corruption and abuse of power of the Trump era was shocking, it was actually nothing new.
American history, Lithgow reveals, is rife with powerful and deeply crooked men and women.Delivered in verse filled with his trademark wit and cutting humor, and He deftly wields the power of the limerick and line-drawing to describe despicable events such as Watergate and the January 6th insurrection.