The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told

The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told

From our first president, John Hanson, whom Congress named “President of the United States in Congress Assembled” under the Articles of Confederation, to our most recent, George W. Bush, whose distant relative John Howland nearly drowned while crossing the Atlantic on the Mayflower, The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told features 100 extraordinary true stories that will delight even the most studious readers. There is John Tyler, the only president to commit a public act of treason against the U.S. government (he served in the Confederate Congress); Woodrow Wilson, the only president to be psychoanalyzed by Sigmund Freud; and Ulysses S. Grant, the only president ever to receive a speeding ticket (his careening one-horse carriage earned him a fine of $20, which he paid on the spot). A hugely entertaining collection that ranges from the quizzical, such as George Washington’s famous whiskey distillery, to the near fatal, including the pocketed speech that saved Theodore Roosevelt’s life by stopping an assassin’s bullet, The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told truly lives up to its name. A great gift and a hugely entertaining read, this one belongs in every history lover’s hands.

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers ( October 01, 2007 )

Item #: 47-2974

ISBN: 9780060760182

Product Dimensions: 7.0 x 7.0 x 0.56 inches

Product Weight: 13.0 ounces