FindMyTBR
Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders
An entertaining exploration into the varied ways we remember and memorialize the American presidents. In Dead Presidents, NPR host Brady Carlson takes readers to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials to tell the death stories…
About Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders
An entertaining exploration into the varied ways we remember and memorialize the American presidents. In Dead Presidents, NPR host Brady Carlson takes readers to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials to tell the death stories of our greatest leaders. Mixing biography and travelogue, Carlson explores whether William Henry Harrison really died of a cold, why Zachary Taylor’s remains were exhumed 140 years after his death, and how what killed James A. Garfield wasn’t an assassin’s bullet. He tells the surprising stories of the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, and Grant’s Tomb. And he explains why “Hooverball” is still played in Iowa, why Millard Fillmore’s final resting place is beside that of funk legend Rick James, and why Ohio and Alaska continue to battle over the name of Mt. McKinley. With an eye for neglected places and offbeat people reminiscent of Tony Horwitz and Sarah Vowell, Carlson shows that the ways we memorialize our presidents reveal as much about us as about the men themselves
Where to listen & where it's available
Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders is available as an audiobook on Apple Books. We haven't confirmed it on Spotify yet — but you can still search there below.
Buy or compare copies of Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders
Retailer links open each store's page for this title. As an Amazon Associate, FindMyTBR may earn from qualifying purchases — see our affiliate disclosure.
You may also like
Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders — frequently asked
- Is Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders on Spotify?
- We haven't confirmed Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders on Spotify's audiobook catalog yet. Spotify audiobooks are included with Premium (up to a monthly listening limit) in supported markets.
- Is Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders on Apple Books?
- Yes — Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders is available as an audiobook on Apple Books.
- Who wrote Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders?
- Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders is by Brady Carlson.
- Where can I buy the Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders audiobook?
- Audible and Amazon both carry audiobooks; use the retailer links on this page to go straight to Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders. For print copies, compare Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million.
FindMyTBR aggregates audiobook availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon so you can
move your Goodreads TBR to audio. Availability reflects titles we've confirmed; a service with no badge
just hasn't been confirmed yet. Covers via Open Library.
Search your whole Goodreads shelf →