| Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but Al Contributor(s): Spignesi, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399537430 ISBN-13: 9780399537431 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012000855 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 4.53" W x 7.95" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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