Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable But Al

Stephen Spignesi
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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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Published: 05/01/2012
ISBN: 9780399537431
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.95h x 4.53w x 0.64d