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    Bygone Buffoonery: The Real Fake History
    Bygone Buffoonery: The Real Fake History
    Bygone Buffoonery: The Real Fake History
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    Bygone Buffoonery: The Real Fake History

    By Jeff Charlebois

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    Did you know that mankind was nearly doomed when treasonous animals on Noah’s Ark attempted a mutiny? Or that the entire Roman Empire nearly unraveled when a crackpot Caesar swooned for—and married—his horse? Were you aware that a flamboyant cowboy subdued bloodthirsty gunslingers with a two-step? What about the vaudevillian ha

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLitFire Publishing
    Release dateNov 21, 2019
    ISBN9781646740710
    Bygone Buffoonery: The Real Fake History
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    Jeff Charlebois

    "Jeff Charlebois is a professional comedian and writer. He's performed for audiences across the country, published previous humor books, including Medical Secrets Revealed and Life Is A Funny Thing, and written columns for ABILITYMagazine.com. He is currently at work on his debut novel. Charlebois, originally from America's crab capital, Maryland, resides in the Los Angeles area.

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