{"product_id":"the-president-is-dead-the-extraordinary-stories-of-presidential-deaths-final-days-burials-and-beyond-updated-edition-9781510754546","title":"The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond (Updated Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Updated Edition* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fun, anecdote-filled, encyclopedic look at the circumstances surrounding the deaths of every president and a few \"almost presidents,\" such as Jefferson Davis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, \u003ci\u003eThe President Is Dead \u003c\/i\u003e tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings, reinterments, vandalism, conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe President Is Dead \u003c\/i\u003e is filled with never-before-told stories, including a suggestion by one prominent physician to resurrect George Washington from death by transfusing his body with lamb's blood. You may have heard of a plot to rob Abraham Lincoln's body from its grave site, but did you know that there was also attempts to steal Benjamin Harrison's and Andrew Jackson's remains? The book also includes \"Critical Death Information,\" which prefaces each chapter, and a complete visitor's guide to each grave site and death-related historical landmark. An \"Almost Presidents\" section includes chapters on John Hanson (first president under the Articles of Confederation), Sam Houston (former president of the Republic of Texas), David Rice Atchison (president for a day), and Jefferson Davis. Exhaustively researched, \u003ci\u003eThe President Is Dead \u003c\/i\u003e is richly layered with colorful facts and entertaining stories about how the presidents have passed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510754546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Louis L. Picone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655664824476,"sku":"9781510754546","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_35321b87-29ab-416d-a89b-fd295f7564aa.jpg?v=1603886260","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-president-is-dead-the-extraordinary-stories-of-presidential-deaths-final-days-burials-and-beyond-updated-edition-9781510754546","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}