Never a governor
Spoke out against slavery
Had a wooden leg, thanks to a wagon accident (perhaps during a post-coital escape from an angry husband…?)
Nicknamed the “Penman of the Constitution”
Married in his 50s and, wow, is his wife’s story a doozy. A tragic doozy.
Died when he used a whale bone to clear a blockage from his urethra
Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.
