{"product_id":"americas-presidents-what-your-history-teacher-never-told-you","title":"America's Presidents: What Your History Teacher Never Told You","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A trove of entertaining stories about the drama, pratfalls, and sheer weirdness of presidents.” \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA colorful US history book for adults that reveals little-known accounts, outlandish stories, and 70+ all-too-human fun facts about presidents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A dazzling and beguiling study of the nooks and crannies of the American Presidency. Read this book. Enjoy. And plan on winning your trivia bouts and bar bets.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—John A. Farrell, Pulitzer Prize finalist for \u003cem\u003eRichard Nixon: The Life\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eTed Kennedy: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo beyond chopping down cherry trees and Marilyn Monroe serenading happy birthday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of interesting facts about presidents—some pivotal, others less so—learn about the real-life idiosyncrasies of the people who held the highest office in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerald S. Henig is professor emeritus of history who has been collecting facts to startle his students for over four decades—and has the Outstanding Professor Award and four Pi Kappa Delta Best Lecturer Awards to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis fully-documented revelations provide insights into the character and conduct of America's presidents—and how they were influenced by the same flaws and foibles as every Tom, Dick, and Harry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the startling to the scandalous, discover which president:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuilt a tennis court—and then refused to be photographed in his tennis whites,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprivately admitted on more than one occasion that he was not fit for the job,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eordered three bells to be rung when he walked the halls of the White House so the staff would stay out of sight,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecalled his penis Jumbo (and was not shy about exhibiting it to justify its name),\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehad to be restrained from beating his would-be assassin,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclaimed that he needed sex every day to avoid a severe headache.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great book for history buffs, Hamilton fans, and anyone looking for fodder for their next dinner party, \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e is full of unknown facts that are easy-to-digest, rarely spoken of, and as entertaining as they are educational.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven \"leaders of the free world\" have their embarrassing, entertaining, and altogether shocking moments—and this book flings the doors of the White House wide open.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAmerica's Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with fun stories and insightful anecdotes. We learn that presidents have peculiarities. More importantly, we are reminded that their peculiarities can shape the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eGraham A. Peck\u003c\/strong\u003e, Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerald S. Henig\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emeritus of history who has been collecting facts to startle his students for over four decades. He taught at California State University, East Bay, where he received the Outstanding Professor Award and won the Pi Kappa Delta Best Lecturer Award an unprecedented four times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the host of the television series \u003cem\u003eEra of the Civil War and Reconstruction\u003c\/em\u003e and author of two books on America's Civil War, he is known for bringing entertainment to education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis previous titles include \u003cem\u003eHenry Winter Davis: Antebellum and Civil War Congressman from Maryland and Civil War Firsts: The Legacies of America's Bloodiest Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e, which was an alternate selection of the History Book Club. He has also published dozens of articles on American political, social, and military history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenig is an avid jogger, reader, and traveler, but what he loves most is spending time with his grandchildren. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gerald S. Henig's dazzling and beguiling study of the nooks and crannies of the American Presidency is, to borrow Ralph Waldo Emerson's phrase about the study of history, a resounding blast of triumph. Do you think you know all there is to know about the White House and its occupants? Think again. Read this book. Enjoy. And plan on winning your trivia bouts and bar bets.\"  —\u003cstrong\u003eJohn A. Farrell\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist for \u003cem\u003eRichard Nixon: The Life\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eTed Kennedy: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gerald S. Henig has accumulated an extraordinary amount of information about American presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden, which he shares with readers in this fast-paced, eye-opening, and eminently readable book. He shows how the qualities of character and personality, the foibles and idiosyncrasies of many presidents have influenced their policies and achievements, or lack thereof, and thus helped shape the world we live in today.\" -—\u003cstrong\u003eJames M. McPherson\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBattle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era\u003c\/em\u003e and general editor of “To The Best of My Ability:” The American Presidents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gerald S. Henig is a historian who understands what makes history so endlessly fascinating. 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