The President Is Dead!, Louis L. Picone
The President Is Dead!, Louis L. Picone
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The President Is Dead!
The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond (Updated Edition)

Author: Louis L. Picone

Narrator: Charles Constant

Unabridged: 17 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! 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.

The President Is Dead! 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.

About Louis L. Picone

Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond and Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces. Louis is a member of the Authors Guild and American Historical Association and is also a trustee on the board of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association in Caldwell, New Jersey. He holds a master's degree in history and also teaches at William Paterson University.

Louis has spoken widely on the topic of the presidents and the places we commemorate them, including Morristown National Historical Park, James A. Garfield National Historic Site, and the June 2016 international conference "US Presidents and Russian Rulers" at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. After the passing of President George H. W. Bush, Louis was interviewed by the BBC, NPR, the Washington Post, and the New York Times to discuss the former president's legacy and the history of presidential funerals. He has also appeared on the television program American Mystery on the Travel Channel to discuss the mystery of JFK's missing brain.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian

In this non fiction book, we examine the deaths of all of the presidents who have passed away so far. I will fully admit that I did not read this cover to cover; the stories of the deaths were all very interesting, but the sections about where they were buried and their funerals and who attended was......more

Goodreads review by Ronnie

A little depressing (no surprise considering the subject matter), but a good, off-beat history book.......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Very interesting book how and when every American President died. A excellent reference book on the subject. Enjoy!......more

Goodreads review by Zach

This is a top shelf president reference. Anything you've ever wanted to know about the president's last days and future underground. I highly recommend this for anyone even remotely interested in presidents.......more