| Best Little Stories from the White House: More Than 100 True Stories Contributor(s): Kelly, C. Brian (Author), Smyer, Ingrid (With) |
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ISBN: 1402273703 ISBN-13: 9781402273704 Publisher: Cumberland House OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - History | Reference |
| Dewey: 975.3 |
| LCCN: 2012017062 |
| Series: Best Little Stories |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behind the White House's impressive facade lies the long history of the men who have lived and governed within it's walls. From births to deaths, weddings to funerals, the White House has seen it all. In Best Little Stories from the White House, author C. Brian Kelly takes us on a tour of the White House's fascinating history, giving us a glimpse of the most memorable presidential moments: Theodore Roosevelt 's children once snuck their pony upstairs in the White House elevator to cheer up their sick brother. Winston Churchill once suffered a minor heart episode while struggling with a stuck window in the White House. John Quincy Adams was known to skinny-dip in the Potomac. Woodrow Wilson liked to chase up and down the White House corridors playing rooster fighting with his daughter Nellie. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kelly, C. Brian: - C. BRIAN KELLY, a prize-winning journalist, is cofounder of Montpelier Publishing and a former editor for Military History magazine. He is also a lecturer in newswriting at the University of Virginia. Kelly's articles have appeared in Reader's Digest, Friends, Yankee, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, and other magazines. He is the author of several books on American history and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. |