Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but All-True Facts About America's Presidents

By Stephen J. Spignesi

Book Overview

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 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399537430
• ISBN13: 9780399537431
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher