Again, a First Lady about whom no books have been written and a President with almost no book options to choose from. At least this time there is a good excuse: Willilam Henry Harrison is the infamous President who chose not to wear an overcoat, shivered through his inauguration, caught ill (three weeks later), and died a month into his term. According to a quick Wikipedia search, Anna Harrison was too ill to accompany William Henry to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration and never made it there before he died. Jane Irwin Harrison, the widow of the Harrison's late son, agreed to take on hostess duties until her mother-in-law's expected arrival. That's all I know. I look forward to learning more by reading:
William Henry Harrison by Gail Collins, another in Schlesinger's The American Presidents series.
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| Image taken from amazon.com |
Unfortunately, the book is currently checked out by another patron at the library and is not due until mid-December. It'll probably be another couple months before I get to blogging again. I apologize in advance, dear reader.
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