Publisher's Synopsis
Why poke a little fun at America's presidents? Well, why not? Being able to laugh at the nation's leaders is a sign of a free country. And laughter just might help those leaders maintain a modicum of needed humility.America is currently on its fortyâ "sixth president. A few of them have been presidents of accomplishment and distinction, perhaps most notably George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt. Others were generally successful but were not seriously challenged by the events of their terms. Still others, not so much. This work attempts no rankings but, while acknowledging serious events and conditions, mostly searches for a bit of humor.The Presidents in Quirky Illustrated Verse summarizes the fortyâ "six US presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden. The summaries are through quirky poetry and even quirkier art. Will the reader emerge with an inâ "depth knowledge of the fortyâ "six presidents? No, that is a task for Wikipedia. But the reader might acquire a tidbit or so that could be dropped into a conversation and maybe foster an impression of advanced erudition. Hey, that last sentence has a quirky rhyme!
