Rapped in the Flag

About the Book

“History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” This vital truth, attributed to Mark Twain, has been the inspiration for a unique collection of rap poems about the US presidents, each illustrated with a creative caricature by the up-and-coming artist Molly Brau. Find out more about the presidents’ backgrounds, accomplishments, personality quirks, successes, and failures in the whimsical hip-hop style. Jack was Jammin’! Truman was Truckin’! Taft was Phat!

About the Author

David Wells was born at a very early age in Shreveport, Louisiana. He holds a B.A. degree from Baylor University and a Master’s in History from the University of New Orleans. He has been teaching the youth of Louisiana since the Nixon administration. He currently teaches United States History (AP) at Caddo Magnet Senior High. His favorite historians are Stephen Ambrose, William Pederson, and Dave Barry. His favorite poets are Walt Whitman and Theodor Geisel. His favorite artist is his former student Molly Brau, a graduate of Caddo Magnet High and Louisiana State University. He is married to Beth, whose technical and editorial advice has been invaluable in producing this book. His rap name is the Cellophane Rapper.