This fun, completely up-to-date compendium presents the highlights and lowlights from the careers of our 43 Chief Executives, from George Washington to George W. Bush. Presidents are actually human beings under the mutton-chop whiskers and behind the bulging waistcoats. Barbara Holland offers anecdotes both endearing and appalling to etch these leaders into our memories. Did you know...?
· Franklin Pierce, "the hero of many a well-fought battle," frequently fell off his horse.
· Thomas Jefferson invented the pedometer, the dumbwaiter, the lazy Susan, and the swivel chair, and also introduced brussels sprouts to America.
· Theodore Roosevelt put prospective Cabinet members and new ambassadors through a challenging physical fitness test and obstacle course, which he designed himself.
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About the Author:
Barbara Holland was "born in the shadow of the White House and never recovered." She is a Virginian and a long-time observer of the Washington scene.
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- PublisherGramercy
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0517229951
- ISBN 13 9780517229958
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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