Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al |
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Author:
| Spignesi, Stephen |
ISBN: | 978-0-399-53743-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2012 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild--but true!--facts will show you a whole other side of our nation's leaders: * Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist. * Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy. * Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the...
More DescriptionFrom George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild--but true!--facts will show you a whole other side of our nation's leaders:
* Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist.
* Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy.
* Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was the president.
* James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other.
* Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname for his staff driver was "Private Parts."
* Barack Obama can bench press 200 pounds.