Title:
Dead presidents : an American adventure into the strange deaths and surprising afterlives of our nation's leaders / Brady Carlson.
ISBN:
9780393243932
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.
Physical Description:
xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Monument man -- Well-timed exits -- The first patient -- Farewell, Mr. President -- Death trips -- His good name -- Robots and sphinxes -- Unintended legacies -- Eternal flame -- The rest of the set -- Family reunion.
Summary:
An exploration of the death stories of American presidents, and the wild ways that have been chosen to memorialize them, shares the surprising origins of landmark monuments and what they reveal about American history and culture.
OCLC Number:
ocn935712296
Availability:
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