Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House
Cormac O'Brien
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Description
See American presidents in a whole new light with this compendium of hilariously quirky presidential trivia—now with a chapter on Donald J. Trump!
Murder, gambling, adultery, UFOs . . . and The White House?!
This updated and redesigned edition of Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of our commanders in chief—complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You’ll discover that:
• Teddy Roosevelt was blinded in a White House boxing match
• John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River
• Gerald Ford once worked as a Cosmopolitan magazine cover model
• Warren G. Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash
• Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia
With chapters on everyone from George Washington to Donald Trump, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: Which president claimed that God struck down Abraham Lincoln on purpose? How many of these folks were cheating on their spouses? And are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? American history was never this much fun in school!
Murder, gambling, adultery, UFOs . . . and The White House?!
This updated and redesigned edition of Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of our commanders in chief—complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. You’ll discover that:
• Teddy Roosevelt was blinded in a White House boxing match
• John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River
• Gerald Ford once worked as a Cosmopolitan magazine cover model
• Warren G. Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash
• Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia
With chapters on everyone from George Washington to Donald Trump, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: Which president claimed that God struck down Abraham Lincoln on purpose? How many of these folks were cheating on their spouses? And are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? American history was never this much fun in school!
Product Details
| Publisher | Quirk Books |
| Publish Date | August 01, 2010 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Digital (delivered electronically) |
| EAN/UPC | 9781594744792 |
About the Author
Cormac O’Brien is also the author of Secret Lives of the First Ladies and Secret Lives of the Civil War. He lives in New Jersey.
Reviews
“Cormac O’Brien delivers outrageous trivia in Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents.”
—Paste Magazine
“Your weekly trivia team will thank you.”
—Redeye Chicago
“A fascinating expose from cover to cover.”
—Midwest Book Review
—Paste Magazine
“Your weekly trivia team will thank you.”
—Redeye Chicago
“A fascinating expose from cover to cover.”
—Midwest Book Review
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