The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01HDVC1BE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is designed for both the historian who wants to know and the traveler seeking out places of historic interest--such as the New York City Indian restaurant that was the former home of President Chester A.Arthur." --US-1 Princeton Info. "History and trivia lovers will find treasures in this well researched yet fun-to-read book there is also some occasional wit bubbling through
The President is Dead is a fascinating look at the Men in the Oval Office If you are at all intrigued by the men we Americans have called president--this book will give you yet another insight into their personalities, their quirks and weaknesses and their final days. The book reports each president's final days and actually days (and in some cases years) after death. Many of the presidents returned quietly to citizen status--and some did not. You will be surprised to see how these men handled their post-presidential years when. Tom F said A Very Grave Subject: sorta. If you're a fan of presidential history in all its forms this is a great addition to your personal library - paper or electronic. Concisely written and beautifully illustrated, Picone thoroughly researched many details and actually visited many death and gravesites of our presidents so he offers some useful information on that aspect.This book doesn't just cover the chief executives who died in office (as traumatic as those events can be in ANY age), he c. i figured if the man likes history and especially likes our presidential history then he would like this book it was a gift for my step father who hates reading, and guess what? he really enjoys this book. i figured if the man likes history and especially likes our presidential history then he would like this book. and i was right
An Almost Presidents” section includes chapters on John Hanson (first president under the Articles of Confederation), Sam Houston (former president of the Republic of Texas), David Rice Atchison (president for a day), and Jefferson Davis. You may have heard of a plot to rob Abraham Lincoln’s body from its grave site, but did you know that there was also attempts to steal Benjamin Harrison's and Andrew Jackson’s remains? The book also includes Critical Death Information,” which prefaces each chapter, and a complete visitor’s guide to each grave site and death-related historical landmark. Exhaustively researched, The President Is Dead! is richly layered with colorful facts and entertaining stories about how the presidents have passed. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.. A fun, anecdote-filled, encyclopedi