Dead Presidents: An American Adventure Into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders, (Paperback)

from Susan.Macura

This is an entertaining look at a facet of presidential history never studied in school - what happens to our leaders' stories after they die. This is definitely a good book for anyone who loves American history, trivia and our presidents!

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

This book details a great deal more about the 'afterlives' portion of its title than it does presidential deaths. This vague topic leaves the author a lot of room to cast his net widely, and so he does; presidential reputations, descendants, libraries, statues, and tombs end up getting the most e...

from muddyboy

An episodic look at the presidency but only after the presidents have died. The author skips from era to era trying to find similarities in things like the way funerals are handled, how the presidents died, how their graves were marked etc. It is a bit uneven as some presidents get a lot of print...

from knightlight777

One of those fun type of books to read on interesting and amusing topics surrounding our country's leadership from the past. Emphasis on the past here because these gentlemen are no longer with us of course. Not every president is covered here but the variety is there and lots of entertaining sto...

from JCGirl

Our fascination with the Commander in Chief of the United States of America has become a staple of this country. Started by George Washington, who took the job more out of duty than prestige and with a little trepidation. The first man unanimously elected to the Presidency, but since then many me...