TANGLED TALE
George Washington’s corpse was argued over, fought over, and at one point the object of theft. Curiously, all the scuffling was inspired by the country’s love for its late leader.
The author of Dead Presidents: An American Adventure Into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation’s Leaders, Brady Carlson is a reporter and on-air host for New Hampshire public radio. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and children.