George Washington, Shame On You!
April 20, 2010
It seems that our first president, that paragon of virtue who could not even lie about cutting down a cherry tree (although he apparently had no problem going around randomly cutting down cherry trees), was a bandit borrower of books:
Founder of a nation, trouncer of the English, God-fearing family man: all in all, George Washington has enjoyed a pretty decent reputation. Until now, that is.
The hero who crossed the Delaware river may not have been quite so squeaky clean when it came to borrowing library books.
The New York Society Library, the city’s only lender of books at the time of Washington’s presidency, has revealed that the first American president took out two volumes and pointedly failed to return them.
At today’s prices, adjusted for inflation, he would face a late fine of $300,000.
It should be noted that this story is from a British news source, so it should be taken with a grain of sore loser salt.
And holy cow—we’ve just found a terribly incriminating photo of the Father of our Nation about to engage in one of his notorious book thefts! Join us after the jump for this shocking, never before seen photo!
He’s got a sword in his hand! Who’s going to say no?!
That is hilarious. ROFLMAO
Good one.
FORGET COLLEGE!! THESE FANTASTIC BOOKS OF YOURS IS ALL I NEED!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE KNOWLEDGE I’VE GAINED SITTING ON THE TOILET! VERY INTERESTING READING.
So funny and I really like reading your books, I have [S]all[/S] a lot of them
I read a story (actually many stories in your great books) about Mount Rushmore (South Dakota) in one of your books some time ago. The story was about the formation of the mountain, the scuptor, how the faces were chosen, etc. Can you please tell me how to find the edition containing the story?
Sorry, Calvin, didn’t see your post until today. I hope you see this reply: We did the story of Mt. Rushmore all the way back in UJBR #2 (p. 132) – about 800 years ago, it seems. It’s also mentioned in Great Lives (61) and National Parks (238).
Hope that helps.
Thom