The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.33 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1510703764 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Picone's research on presidential deaths dug up more than just the where and when of the expiring, and curious tidbits kept arising such as The circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Warren Harding has captured the imaginations of modern-day historians and conspiracy theorists, but Picone learned that journalists had the same thoughts and questions just a day after Harding died." --Hamilton Post"Picone covers the deceased presidents in the order of their death with details of how and where they died, the funeral, where they are buried and in some cases post b
"The President is Dead is a fascinating look at the Men in the Oval Office" according to Susan Grimes. 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 you read this book.Picone starts each President's section with a summary of such things as "last words" and "place of death" and even how many times e. A Very Grave Subject: sorta Tom F 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 chronicles the obsequies for ex-presidents: what they were doing when death struck; their burial arrangements; the elaborate ceremonies and monuments; a. "i figured if the man likes history and especially likes our presidential history then he would like this book" according to dredgray. 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
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. 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. 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. Exhaustively researched, The President Is Dead! is richly layered with colorful facts and entertaining stories about how the presidents have passed. 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